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JODHPUR

The Rathor Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1532 - 1562 Rao Shri Mal Deo [Maldevji] Sahib, Rao of Jodhpur. b. 5^th December 1511, eldest son of Rao Shri Gangaji Sahib, Rao of Jodhpur, by his third wife, Shri Derawalji Rani Manak Deiji Sahiba, educ. privately. Succeeded on the death of his father, 9^th May 1532. Installed on the gadi at Sringar Chowki, Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, 21^st May 1532. Founder of Amjhera. He greatly expanded his domains, taking Merta, Ajmer and Nagore, and creating a kingdom with more territory than any other ruler of Marwar, extending it to Sind in the north, Hissar in the east and Gujarat in the west. Lost Jodhpur to Sher Shah 1542-1545, and lost Merta and Ajmer to Emperor Akbar, and forced to send two of his sons as hostages to the Imperial Court. m. (first) Shri Chandawat Sisodaniji Bari Rani Pohpavatiji Sahiba, née Parvati Bai. m. (second) at Jaisalmer Fort, 30^th March 1537 (sep. 1539), Shri Roothi Rani Uma Devi Bhatianiji Sahiba (d.s.p. by sati, at Kelvo, Marwar, 10^th November 1562), née Maharajkumari Ram Kunwarba Sahiba, daughter of Parama Bhattarak Maharajadhiraj Parameshwar Shri Maharawal Ji Bairi Lunakarna, Maharawal of Jaisalmar. m. (third) Shri Jhaliji Rani Navrang Deviji Sahiba (d. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), née Ardhan Bai, daughter of Mero Sujavat Jhala. m. (fourth) Shri Jhaliji Rani Hira Deviji Sahiba, daughter of Mano Jaitavat Jhala, of Dhrangadhra- Halvad. m. (fifth) Shri Jhaliji Rani Swarup Deviji Sahiba (d. by sati, some considerable time after the death of her husband), his favourite wife, daughter of Jaito Sajavat Jhala, of Khairvo, in Jodhpur. m. (sixth) Shri Chauvaniji Rani Indra Deviji Sahiba (d. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), née Indam Bai, daughter of Rao Dalpat Chauhan. m. (seventh) Shri Rani Jadam Raj Bai Sahiba (d. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), née Jadav Raj Bai, daughter of Rao Mandlik. m. (eighth) Shri Waghelji Rani Pohpamvati Bai Sahiba (d.s.p.). m. (ninth) Shri Bhatianiji Rani Ratan Bai Sahiba (d.s.p. while on pilgrimage to Mathuraji), daughter of Kumar Shri Mathiravan Sahib, of Jaisalmer. m. (tenth) Shri Bhatianiji Rani Kisnavatiji Sahiba (d.s.p. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), from Kelhan. m. (eleventh) Shri Jamwalji Rani Kathiyamji Sahiba (d.s.p. at Puskarji, ca. 1608), daughter of Balo Jagmal Suravat. m. (twelfth) at Merto, Shri Bhatianiji Rani Jashar Sahiba (d.s.p. at Reyam, near Merto, November 1562), from Merto. m. (thirtenth) Shri Sonagari Rani Dammaji Sahiba (d. before 1562). m. (fourteenth) Shri Sonagari Rani Lad Bai Sahiba (d. before 1562), perhaps a sister of the preceding. m. (fifteenth) Shri Sonagari Rani Pur Bai Sahiba (d.s.p. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), née Puram Bai, daughter of Thakur Shri Akhairaj Rindhirot, of Pali, in Jodhpur, from the Sonagaro Chauhan clan. m. (sixteenth) Shri Kachhawahi Rani Lakshal [Lakshap] Deviji Sahiba (d. by sati, at Kelvo, Marwar, 10^th November 1562), daughter of Thakur Shri Ratansi Sekhawat, of Amarsar. m. (seventeenth) Shri Kachhawahi Rani Sahoramji Sahiba (d.s.p. by starving herself to death, at Amber, February 1563), daughter of Raja Prithviraj I, Raja of Amber, by his seventh wife, Shri Rathorji Rani Apurva Devi Sahiba, née Rajkumari Bala Bai Sahiba, daughter of Rao Shri Lankaranji, Rao of Bikaner. m. (eighteenth) at Mandore, Shri Sodhiji Rani Kasumbha Bai Sahiba (d.s.p. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), daughter of Rana Patal Gangavat, of Umarkot, of the Sodho Parmar clan. m. (nineteenth) Shri Sodhiji Rani Loharji Sahiba (d. at Sivano, Marwar, after January 1544). m. (twentieth) Shri Ahari Rani Ratana Deviji Sahiba, née Maharajkumari Lakshmi Bai Sahiba, daughter of Maharawal Shri Prithvi Raj Singhji, Maharawal of Dungarpur. m. (twenty-first) Shri Hadoji Rani Rambhavatiji Sahiba (driven from Mehrangarh, and k. by her husband in a fit of jealousy), née Rajkumari Drupda Bai Sahiba, daughter of Rao Shri Suraj Mal Sahib Bahadur, Rao of Haravati. m. (twenty-second) at Mandore, Shri Bhatianiji Rani Dhar Bai Sahiba (d. ca. 1600), daughter of Prithiraj Dujansalot Bhati, of Vikumpur. m. (twenty-third) Shri Tankaniji Rani Jamna Deviji Sahiba (d. by sati, at Mandore, 7^th November 1562), daughter of Kisno Kalhanot or Viko Kisnavat. m. (twenty-fourth) Shri Chandravatiji Rani Sahiba (d.s.p. before 1562?), daughter of Rao Shri Achlo Raymalot, of Rampuro, of the Gahlot Chandravat Sisodiya clan. m. (twenty-fourth) Shri Sisodniji Rani Likhmi Sahiba (d.s.p. before 1562?), daughter of Maharana Udai Singh II, Maharana of Mewar. m. (twenty-fifth) Shri Jhaliji Rani Pran Kunwarba Sahiba, a princess from Dhrangadhra. m. (twenty-sixth) Shri Deoriji Rani Riva Kunwar Sahiba, daughter of his maternal uncle, Raj Sahiban Shri Mahajal, of Bagsin Patta, in Sirohi. m. (a) Tipu [Tivu Gudi], a paswan, daughter of Mano Gudo, of Rohila. He d. at Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, 7^th November 1562 (cremated at Mandore), having had issue, fifteen sons and twenty-three daughters:

1) Kunwar Shri Rai Pal Sahib. He was k. while still a boy, after the battle of Khanua, 16^th March 1527.
2) Kunwar Shri Rai Mal Sahib (s/o Rani Hira Deviji). He had issue, a daughter: Copyright©Christopher Buyers
- a) A daughter. m. at Lahore, 2^nd October 1595, Shahzada Sultan Danial Mirza (b. at the house of Shaikh Danial, Ajmer, 11^th September 1572: d. from the effects of drink, at Burhanpur, 8^th April 1604), fifth son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Imam-i-'Adil, Sultan ul-Islam Kaffatt ul-Anam, Amir ul-Mu'minin, Khalifat ul-Muta'ali Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar I Sahib-i-Zaman, Padshah Ghazi Zillu'llah, Emperor of India, by his fifth wife, Wali Nimat, Hamida Banu Mariam uz-Zamani Begum Sahiba, née Rajkumari Hira Kunwari Sahiba, alias Harkha Bai, eldest daughter of Raja Bihar Mal, Raja of Amber - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
3) Rao Shri Ram Sahib. b. 12^th Fewbruary 1530 (s/o Rani Lakshal Deviji). Opposed the succession of his younger brothers and driven from Marwar in 1547. Entered the service of the Rana of Chittor and the Mughals, receiving the Imperial jagir of Sojhat for his services. He d. at Sojhat, Marwar, 9^th (or 23^rd) May 1574, having had issue, two sons:
- a) Kunwar Shri Kala, of Sojat. Expelled from Sojat by the Mughals in 1574, and later entered their service.
- b) Kunwar Shri Kesho Das, of Merta. Entered the Mughal service with his brother Kala. He had issue:
  - i) A daughter. m. 1581, H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Imam-i-'Adil, Sultan ul-Islam Kaffatt ul-Anam, Amir ul-Mu'minin, Khalifat ul-Muta'ali 'Abu'l-Fath Jalal ud-din Muhammad Akbar I Sahib-i-Zaman, Padshah Ghazi Zillu'llah, Emperor of India (b. at the Fort of Amarkot, 23^rd November 1542; d. at Agra, 16^th October 1605, bur. Sikandara), second son of H.M. Al-Sultan al-'Azam wal Khaqan al-Mukarram, Jam-i-Sultanat-i-haqiqi wa Majazi, Sayyid al-Salatin, 'Abu'l Muzaffar Nasir ud-din Muhammad Humayun II Padshah Ghazi, Zillu'llah, Emperor of India, by his wife, Hamida Banu Begum Sahiba [Mariam Maqani], daughter of Shaikh 'Ali Akbar Jami [Mir Baba Dost] - see India Pensioners (Delhi).
4) Rao Shri Ratan Singh [Ratansi]. b. 6^th October 1532 (s/o Rani Ratana Deviji). Founder of the Bhadrajun family.
5) Kunwar Shri Bhojraj. b. 24^th January 1534 (s/o Rani Ratana Deviji). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
6) Raja Shri Udai Singhji Sahib, Raja of Jodhpur (s/o Rani Swarup Deviji) - see below.
7) Rao Shri Chandra Sen Sahib, Rao of Jodhpur (s/o Rani Swarup Deviji) - see below.
8) Rao Shri Prithviraj (s/o Rani Lad Bai). He left Jodhpur with his full sister in January 1544. Founder of the Jalor family.
9) Kunwar Shri Gopal Das (s/o Rani Dammaji). Quarreled with his father and removed himself to Idar. m. (a) at Idar, Waghelji Rani Udhal Sahiba, wife of Rawal Aso, of Chavra. He was k. for taking the wife of Rawal Aso.
10) Kunwar Shri Askaran Singh. b. 15^th October 1551 (s/o Rani Indra Deviji). He d. 1556.
11) Kunwar Shri Vikramaditya (s/o Rani Rambhavatiji). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
12) Kunwar Shri Bhan Singh (s/o Rani Dhar Bai).
13) Kunwar Shri Kanho (s/o Rani Dammaji).
14) Kunwar Shri Jaswant Singh.
15) Kunwar Shir Kalyan Das.
1) Rajkumari Shri Rajkunwar Baiji Lall Sahiba [Shri Rathorji Rani Sahiba] (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Rao Shri Surthan Sahib Bahadur, Rao of Haravati (d.s.p. in exile at Surthanpur), son of Rao Shri Suraj Mal Sahib Bahadur, Rao of Haravati. She was k. in retaliation for the murder of Rani Rambhavatiji - India (Bundi).
2) Rajkumari Shri Pohpamvati Baiji Lall Sahiba [Shri Rathorji Rani Sahiba] (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Maharawal Shri Askaran Sahib Bahadur, Maharawal of Dungarpur (d. at Dungapur, 1587), son of Maharawal Shri Prithvi Raj Singhji, Maharawal of Dungarpur - India (Bundi).
3) Rajkumari Shri Kankavati Baiji Lall Sahiba [Shri Narangdeviji Rani Sahiba] (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Mahmud III, King of Gujarat (d. 1554). She d. at Jaisalmer, after 1554.
4) Rajkumari Shri Hansa Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Rao Shri Lunkaran Sujavot, of Amarsar, in Jaipur, of the Sekhawat Kachhawa clan. She had issue, at least one son.
5) Rajkumari Shri Ratanavati Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Haji Khan Pathan. She d. a widow, at Nagaur, ca. 1593.
6) Rajkumari Shri Sajnam Baiji Lall Sahiba [Shri Rathorji Maharani Harakhan Deviji Sahiba]. m. at Mehrangarh, Jodhpur, Maharajadhiraj Parama Bhattarak Shri Maharawal Ji Bairi Harraj Singh Dev Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer (d. 1578), eldest son of Maharajadhiraj Parama Bhattarak Shri Maharawal Ji Bairi Lunakarna Dev Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer, by his wife, Shri Bharmar Rathorji Maharani Sahiba, daughter of Rao Punraj Sahib, of Bharmar. She had issue, one son and one daughter - India (Jaisalmer).
7) Rajkumari Shri Manavati Baiji Lall Sahiba [Bandhveshwari Sri Rathorin Maharani Manavati Baiji Lall Sahiba] (d/o Rani Navrang Deviji). m. Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Virbhadra Rao Bahadur, Maharaja of Bandhogarh (b. ca. at Bandhogarh, 1540; d. from wounds received in a fall from his palki while returning from Delhi to Bandhoragh for his installation, before 25^th July 1593), son of Bandhvesh Sri Maharaja Ramchandra Singh Ju Deo Bahadur, Maharaja of Bandhogarh, by his wife, Bandhveshwari Sri Maharani Sri Yasoda Devi Sahiba, daughter of Raja Madhav Singh, Raja of Gaura - see India (Rewa)
8) A d/o Rani Navrang Deviji, who died young. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
9) A second d/o Rani Navrang Deviji, who died young.
10) A third d/o Rani Navrang Deviji, who died young.
11) A fourth d/o Rani Navrang Deviji, who died young.
12) Rajkumari Shri Indravati Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Hira Deviji). m. Raja Askaran Bhimvrajot, Raja of Gwalior.
13) Rajkumari Shri Durgavati Baiji Lall Sahiba [Shri Rathorji Rani Satyabhama Sahiba] (d/o Rani Swarup Deviji). m. as his thirteenth wife, Amir ul-Umara, Raja Shri Bhagwan Das, Raja of Amber (d. at Lahore, 15^th November 1589), son of Raja Bihar Mal [Bhar Mal] Bahadur, Raja of Amber, by his sixth wife, Shri Rathorji Rani Phulvathi Bai Sahiba, daughter of Rana Akhai Raj.
14) Rajkumari Shri Lala Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Lad Bai). m. after January 1544, Farid ud-din 'Abu'l Muzaffar Sher Shah Suri, Emperor of India (b. at Narnaul, Punjab, ca. 1485; d. from wounds received in a gunpowder explosion, at Kalinjar Fort, Bandar, Bundelkhand, 22^nd May 1545, bur. Sasaram, Bihar), né Farid Khan, son of Hasan Khan, jagirdar of Sasaram, in Bihar, by his first wife.
15) Rajkumari Shri Jasoda Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Lakshal Deviji). m. ca. 1532, Khan Muhammad Daulat Khan [Daulatiyo] Khanzada, Khan of Nagaur, son of Khan Firuz Khan III Khanzada, Khan of Nagaur.
16) A d/o Rani Lohariji, who died very young, ca. 1556. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
17) Rajkumari Shri Miram Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Dhar Bai). m. into the Chauhan family of Bagar, in Mewar.
18) Rajkumari Shri Balha Baiji Lall Sahiba (d/o Rani Jamna Bai). m. Kumar Shri Raisal, son of Rana Gango Champawat, Rana of Amarkot, or to Rana Var Singhji [Vairsi] Naranot, Rana of Amarkot. She d. at Samvatkuvo, Jodhpur, ca. 1604.
19) Rajkumari Shri Baghirava Baiji Lall Sahiba. m. a member of the Waghel clan. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
20) Rajkumari Shri Sujkunwar Baiji Lall Sahiba. m. Parama Bhattarak Maharajadhiraj Parameshwar Shri Maharawal Ji Bairi Mal Deo Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer (d. 1562), younger son of Parama Bhattarak Maharajadhiraj Parameshwar Shri Maharawal Ji Bairi Lunakarna Deo Bahadur, Yadukul Chandrawhal, Bijaimand, Maharaja of Jaisalmer, by his wife, Shri Rathorji Maharani Hamsa Bai Sahiba, daughter of Maharao Shri Shri Shri Jaimalji Sahib, Maharao of Idar - India (Jaisalmer).
21) Rajkumari Shri Kalavati Baiji Lall Sahiba. m. Akhairaj Bhati.
22) Rajkumari Shri Ganga Baiji Lall Sahiba. m. Mero, a Deori Chauhan.
23) Rukmavati Sahiba [Jodhi Bibi] (d/o Tipu Paswan). m. ca. 1581, H.M. Jalal ud-din 'Abdu'l Fath Muhammad Akbar I Padshah Ghazi, Emperor of India (b. at the Fort of Amarkot, 12^th October 1542; d. at Agra, 15^th October 1605), third son of H.M. Muhammad Nasir ud-din Humayun II, Emperor of India, by his second wife, Hamida Banu Begum Mariam Maqani, daughter of 'Ali Akbar Khan [Mir Baba Dost] - see India Pensioners (Delhi).

Rao Shri Mal Deo, also left further issue by his junior wives and concubines.

16) Dungarsi (s/o Tipu Paswan).
17) Mahesh Das (s/o Tipu Paswan).
18) Isar Das (s/o a court singer).
19) Jai Mal (s/o a court singer).
20) Likhmi Das (s/o a court singer).
21) Netsi (s/o a court singer).
22) Rup Singh (s/o a court singer).
23) Tej Singh (s/o a court singer).
24) Thakursi (s/o a court singer).
25) Tilok Singh [Tiloksi] (s/o a court singer).

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