Rajputs- The Warriors
The Rajputs (word derived from Sanskrit: tatpurusha compound rājaputra, "son of a king") are a social
group of northern India and Gujarat. In the Hindi and Gujarati languages, those belonging to the Kshatriya Varna of Hindus
are generally referred to as "Rajputs". They
are a dominant martial and land-owning
community of northern India.There are many divisions among the rajputs,
both on clan
and territorial basis. Of 103 clans there
were 15 ruling clans.
The Rathore / Rathor / Rathod (Hindi: राठौड, IAST:Rāṭhauḍ or Rāṭhaur, Urdu: راٹھور)
is a Rajput tribe of India.The clan traces its lineage back to Rama,
the mythical hero
of the Hindu epic Ramayana and through him
back to the sun god Surya himself. Which is why the Rathores also call
themselves
Suryavanshi or family of the sun.The Rathores
hail from the Marwar region of western Rajasthan and inhabit in the
Idar state
of Gujarat and also in Chhapra &
Muzaffarpur district of Bihar in a very small number. Their native
languages are Hindi,
Gujrati, Punjabi and dialects such as
Rajasthani, Marwari.
Rathore dynasties ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in Rajasthan and neighboring states before India's independence. Jodhpur (Marwar) was the largest kingdom, followed by Bikaner (also known as Jangladesh). The two states (Jodhpur and Bikaner) had many major and minor thikana's ( Thikana was the jagir and each Jagir included many villages as per the thikana). Each Thikana had a Thakur who in turn paid revenue to the Maharaja of the state and also provided with well trained soldiers to the Maharaja in Battle.
The Rathores gradually spread across Marwar, forming a brotherhood of landowners and village chieftains, loosely bound to each other by ties of clan and caste. An epoch in the history both of Marwar and of the Rathores was marked by Rao Jodha, a warrior who founded a kingdom that grew to encompass all of Marwar. He also founded the city of Jodhpur in 1459, and moved his capital thither from Mandore. One of his sons, Rao Bika, established the town of Bikaner in 1488, in the Jangladesh region lying to the north of Marwar; that town was to become the seat of a second major Rathore kingdom. Some of these migrations from Marwar into Gujarat caused changes in language and the spelling of Rathore to Rathod, which is seen in clans present in Gujarat. the present day rathore settlers from Haryana, Gujrat and other nothern regions trace their history back to the Jodhpur darbar.
Rathore dynasties ruled a number of kingdoms and princely states in Rajasthan and neighboring states before India's independence. Jodhpur (Marwar) was the largest kingdom, followed by Bikaner (also known as Jangladesh). The two states (Jodhpur and Bikaner) had many major and minor thikana's ( Thikana was the jagir and each Jagir included many villages as per the thikana). Each Thikana had a Thakur who in turn paid revenue to the Maharaja of the state and also provided with well trained soldiers to the Maharaja in Battle.
The Rathores gradually spread across Marwar, forming a brotherhood of landowners and village chieftains, loosely bound to each other by ties of clan and caste. An epoch in the history both of Marwar and of the Rathores was marked by Rao Jodha, a warrior who founded a kingdom that grew to encompass all of Marwar. He also founded the city of Jodhpur in 1459, and moved his capital thither from Mandore. One of his sons, Rao Bika, established the town of Bikaner in 1488, in the Jangladesh region lying to the north of Marwar; that town was to become the seat of a second major Rathore kingdom. Some of these migrations from Marwar into Gujarat caused changes in language and the spelling of Rathore to Rathod, which is seen in clans present in Gujarat. the present day rathore settlers from Haryana, Gujrat and other nothern regions trace their history back to the Jodhpur darbar.
Rathore's
have many gotras, most of these gotras are
from the name of the great warriors of the
past and gotras are being used by their family members. Some of these
gotras are:
Jodha, Bidawat, Banirot, Champawat, mertiya
and so forth.
Rao Champa, Brother of Rao Jodha has many successors settled in different parts of rajasthan, gujrat and Haryana. they are called Champawat Rathores.
The Rathore Dynasty is divided into 40 plus khanps or branches, with five being the most prominent.
Rao Champa, Brother of Rao Jodha has many successors settled in different parts of rajasthan, gujrat and Haryana. they are called Champawat Rathores.
The Rathore Dynasty is divided into 40 plus khanps or branches, with five being the most prominent.
JODHA - descended from Rao Jodha, founder of Jodhpur. CHAMPAWAT - descended from Rao Champa KUMPAWAT - descended from Rao Kumpa UDAWAT - descended from Rao Uda, grandson of Rao Jodha. MERTIA - descended from Rao Duda, son of Rao Jodha