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The '''Rathore''' is a clan of Hindu ] found in Northern India.<ref>{{cite book |author=A. M. Shah |title=The Family in India: Critical Essays |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U8s0aBdDxEQC&pg=PA112 |year=1998 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-250-1306-8 |pages=112–}}</ref> They form a part of the thirty-six Rajput Clans.<ref>A History of Rajasthan, Section:The Rathores of Marwar , pg.372, by Rima Hooja, {{ISBN|9788129108906}} — "The Rathores are amongst the traditionally listed thirty-six Rajput clans."</ref> Alternative spellings include '''Rathaur''' or '''Rathor''' or '''Rathur''' or '''Rathod''' or '''Rathour''' or '''Rahtore'''. The bravery of the Rathore horsemen was appreciated by ] after his campaign against them.<ref>''Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789–1803'', Jadunath Sarkar, p 29 — "It is but just to the enemy to acknowledge that, considering the situation in which they were found, and the disorder consequent thereto, they behaved very valiantly"</ref> The '''Rathore''' is a clan of Hindu ] found in Northern India.<ref>{{cite book |author=A. M. Shah |title=The Family in India: Critical Essays |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U8s0aBdDxEQC&pg=PA112 |year=1998 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-250-1306-8 |pages=112–}}</ref> They form a part of the thirty-six Rajput Clans.<ref>A History of Rajasthan, Section:The Rathores of Marwar , pg.372, by Rima Hooja, {{ISBN|9788129108906}} — "The Rathores are amongst the traditionally listed thirty-six Rajput clans."</ref> Alternative spellings include '''Rathaur''' or '''Rathor''' or '''Rathur''' or '''Rathod''' or '''Rathour''' or '''Rahtore'''. The bravery of the Rathore horsemen was appreciated by ] after his campaign against them.<ref>''Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789–1803'', Jadunath Sarkar, p 29 — "It is but just to the enemy to acknowledge that, considering the situation in which they were found, and the disorder consequent thereto, they behaved very valiantly"</ref>
The Rathores just like other Rajput clans variously claim descent from the ] (solar dynasty)<ref>{{Cite book|title = Indian India|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WfU8AQAAIAAJ|publisher = Director of Public Relations, Chamber of Princes|date = 1945-01-01|language = en}}</ref> However, historians state that such illustrious descent has no historical basis, and was fabricated by ] in order to give mainly low caste illiterate warriors greater status and prestige in a process called ].<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Proceedings of the Indian History Congress |volume=47, I |year=1986 |pages=536–542 |publisher=] |title=Emergence of Kingship, Rajputization and a New Economic Arrangement in Mundaland |first=Sivaji |last=Koyal |jstor=44141600}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=André Wink |title=Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World: Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7Th-11th Centuries |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g2m7_R5P2oAC&pg=PA282 |year=2002 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=0-391-04173-8 |pages=282 |quote=In short, a process of development occurred which after several centuries culminated in the formation of new groups with the identity of 'Rajputs'. The predecessors of the Rajputs, from about the eighth century, rose to politico-military prominence as an open status group or estate of largely illiterate warriors who wished to consider themselves as the reincarnates of the ancient Indian Kshatriyas. The claim of Kshatriyas was, of course, historically completely unfounded. The Rajputs as well as other autochthonous Indian gentry groups who claimed Kshatriya status by way of putative Rajput descent, differed widely from the classical varna of Kshatriyas which, as depicted in literature, was made of aristocratic, urbanite and educated clans...}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=History in Africa (vol.3) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RPIEAQAAIAAJ |year=1976 |publisher=African Studies Association |editor=David Henige |editor-link=David Henige |author=Norman Ziegler|page=150| quote=: Rajputs were, with some exceptions, almost totally illiterate as a caste group}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Reinhard Bendix|title=Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C_j_2nOUIpcC&pg=PA180|year=1998|publisher=Psychology Press|isbn=978-0-415-17453-4|pages=180–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya |title=The Making of Early Medieval India |chapter=Origin of the Rajputs: The Political, Economic and Social Processes in Early Medieval Rajasthan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AmVuAAAAMAAJ |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1994 |isbn=9780195634150 |ref=harv|page=59}}</ref>
The Rathores just like other Rajput clans variously claim descent from the ] (solar dynasty)<ref>{{Cite book|title = Indian India|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=WfU8AQAAIAAJ|publisher = Director of Public Relations, Chamber of Princes|date = 1945-01-01|language = en}}</ref> According to Indian Scholar ] who was first Indian historian to use Rajput Sources while writting about Rajput Past conclude that the few geneologies upto Lord Rama and few of his descendants upto Athithi are in the list and details given in Hindu Puranas and apart from minor differences of name they are exactly same relating to the ] and other Rajput clans in Medieval Period Like ], ].{{sfn|Jadunath Sarkar|1994|p=28}}


The Rathores also claim to be descendants of the 11th century ].{{sfn|Jadunath Sarkar|1960|p=32}}{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=29}} The Rathores of ] claimed to be descendants of ]. The rulers of the ] feudal estate, who described themselves as Rathore, traced their ancestry to Jayachandra's alleged brother Manikyachandra (Manik Chand). These claims are sourced through bardic chronicles; for example, according to '']'', ''Rathore'' was an epithet of Jayachandra (Jaichand).{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|p=30}} These claims are of later origin, and their historical veracity is doubtful.{{sfn|Niyogi|1959|pp=30–31}} In the medieval period, the Gahadavalas were ] classified as one of the ] clans, despite the fact that the Rajput identity did not exist during their time.{{sfn|Jackson|2003|p=9}}{{sfn|Talbot|2015|pp=33–35}}.
The Rathore Clan of Rajputs were first prominent in Pali Region in Current day Rajasthan (Then Rajputana) in 9th century. However they gain Prominence in 13th Century when they establish themselves at Marwar in 1230 few years after defeat of Coalition of Rajput Prince in ] which also include Rathores from Pali.{{sfn|Gopinath Sharma|1970|p=136}} Accoridng to some Scholars and bardic tradition the Rathores of Marwar have common Lineage to Gahadavals of Varanasi. Although this is generally a matter of debate among historians.{{sfn|Roma Niyogi|1959|p=57}} However, Accoridng to Historian Gopinath Sharma The Origin of Rathore Rajputs itself is far older than Gahadavals who were prominent way back in 9th century in Pali region.{{sfn|Gopinath Sharma|1970|p=141}}


==Rathore states== ==Rathore states==
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==Further reading== ==Further reading==
⚫ * {{Cite book|author=Jadunath Sarkar|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qoRDAAAAYAAJ|title=Military History of India|date=1960|publisher=Orient Longmans|language=en}}
*{{Cite book|author=Gopinath Sharma|year=1970 |title=Rajasthan Studies |location=Agra, India|publisher=Lakshmi Narain Agarwal|page=201|oclc=137196}}
⚫ *{{Cite book|author=Jadunath Sarkar|author-link=Jadunath Sarkar|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC|title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938|date=1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-81-250-0333-5|language=en}}


*{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 |title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art |first=Melia Belli |last=Bose |date=27 August 2015 |page=140|isbn=9789004300569 }} *{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6dR0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA140 |title=Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art |first=Melia Belli |last=Bose |date=27 August 2015 |page=140|isbn=9789004300569 }}

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For the village, see Rathour, Pakistan.

Amar Singh Rathore, a notable Rathore nobleman

The Rathore is a clan of Hindu Rajputs found in Northern India. They form a part of the thirty-six Rajput Clans. Alternative spellings include Rathaur or Rathor or Rathur or Rathod or Rathour or Rahtore. The bravery of the Rathore horsemen was appreciated by Benoît de Boigne after his campaign against them.

The Rathores just like other Rajput clans variously claim descent from the Suryavansha (solar dynasty) However, historians state that such illustrious descent has no historical basis, and was fabricated by Brahmins in order to give mainly low caste illiterate warriors greater status and prestige in a process called Rajputization.

The Rathores also claim to be descendants of the 11th century Gahadavala dynasty of Varanasi. The Rathores of Jodhpur State claimed to be descendants of Jayachandra. The rulers of the Manda feudal estate, who described themselves as Rathore, traced their ancestry to Jayachandra's alleged brother Manikyachandra (Manik Chand). These claims are sourced through bardic chronicles; for example, according to Prithviraj Raso, Rathore was an epithet of Jayachandra (Jaichand). These claims are of later origin, and their historical veracity is doubtful. In the medieval period, the Gahadavalas were anachronistically classified as one of the Rajput clans, despite the fact that the Rajput identity did not exist during their time..

Rathore states

The various cadet branches of the Rathore clan gradually spread to encompass all of Marwar and later founded states in Central India and Gujarat. The Marwar Royal family is considered the head house of Rathores. At the time of India's independence in 1947, the princely states ruled by various branches of the Rathore clan included:

  • Jodhpur (Marwar) in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1459 by Rao Jodha Ji.
  • Bikaner in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1465 by Rao Bikaji (son of Rao Jodha).
  • Kishangarh in present-day Rajasthan, founded in 1611 by Raja Kishan Singh.
  • Idar in present-day Gujarat, founded in 1729 by Rao Anand Singh.
  • Ratlam in present-day Madhya Pradesh, founded in 1651 by Maharaja Ratan Singh.
  • Jhabua in present-day Madhya Pradesh, founded in 1584 by Raja Keshav Das.
  • Sitamau in present-day Madhya Pradesh, founded 1701 by Raja Kesho Das.
  • Sailana in present-day Madhya Pradesh, founded in 1730 by Raja Jai Singh.
  • Alirajpur in present-day Madhya Pradesh, founded in 1437 by Raja Anand Deo.

Notable people

References

  1. A. M. Shah (1998). The Family in India: Critical Essays. Orient Blackswan. pp. 112–. ISBN 978-81-250-1306-8.
  2. A History of Rajasthan, Section:The Rathores of Marwar , pg.372, by Rima Hooja, ISBN 9788129108906 — "The Rathores are amongst the traditionally listed thirty-six Rajput clans."
  3. Fall of the Mughal Empire: 1789–1803, Jadunath Sarkar, p 29 — "It is but just to the enemy to acknowledge that, considering the situation in which they were found, and the disorder consequent thereto, they behaved very valiantly"
  4. Indian India. Director of Public Relations, Chamber of Princes. 1 January 1945.
  5. Koyal, Sivaji (1986). "Emergence of Kingship, Rajputization and a New Economic Arrangement in Mundaland". Proceedings of the Indian History Congress. 47, I. Indian History Congress: 536–542. JSTOR 44141600.
  6. André Wink (2002). Al-Hind, the Making of the Indo-Islamic World: Early Medieval India and the Expansion of Islam 7Th-11th Centuries. BRILL. p. 282. ISBN 0-391-04173-8. In short, a process of development occurred which after several centuries culminated in the formation of new groups with the identity of 'Rajputs'. The predecessors of the Rajputs, from about the eighth century, rose to politico-military prominence as an open status group or estate of largely illiterate warriors who wished to consider themselves as the reincarnates of the ancient Indian Kshatriyas. The claim of Kshatriyas was, of course, historically completely unfounded. The Rajputs as well as other autochthonous Indian gentry groups who claimed Kshatriya status by way of putative Rajput descent, differed widely from the classical varna of Kshatriyas which, as depicted in literature, was made of aristocratic, urbanite and educated clans...
  7. Norman Ziegler (1976). David Henige (ed.). "History in Africa (vol.3)". African Studies Association: 150. : Rajputs were, with some exceptions, almost totally illiterate as a caste group {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. Reinhard Bendix (1998). Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait. Psychology Press. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-415-17453-4.
  9. Brajadulal Chattopadhyaya (1994). "Origin of the Rajputs: The Political, Economic and Social Processes in Early Medieval Rajasthan". The Making of Early Medieval India. Oxford University Press. p. 59. ISBN 9780195634150. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  10. Jadunath Sarkar 1960, p. 32.
  11. Niyogi 1959, p. 29.
  12. Niyogi 1959, p. 30.
  13. Niyogi 1959, pp. 30–31.
  14. Jackson 2003, p. 9. sfn error: no target: CITEREFJackson2003 (help)
  15. Talbot 2015, pp. 33–35. sfn error: no target: CITEREFTalbot2015 (help)
  16. Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals by Tony McClenaghan, pg 179
  17. Dhananajaya Singh (1994). The House of Marwar. Lotus Collection, Roli Books. p. 13. He was the head of the Rathore clan of Rajputs, a clan which besides Jodhpur had ruled over Bikaner, Kishengarh, Idar, Jhabhua, Sitamau, Sailana, Alirajpur and Ratlam, all States important enough to merit gun salutes in the British system of protocol. These nine Rathore States collectively brought to India territory not less than 60,000 square miles in area.

Further reading

Clans of the Rajput people
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