Rao Asthan (died April 15, 1291) was the second Rao of
Rathore
The Rathore is a Rajput clan found in Northern India.
Subclans
Jodhana, Vadhel, Jaitawat, Kumpawat, Champawat, Meratiya, Udawat, Karamsot etc. are the branches or subclans of Rathore Rajputs. Coverage
This article discusses the "Kanauji ...
clan. His father was
Rao Sheoji and his mother was a Chavdi
Rajputani.
History
He conquered
Khed from
Guhilote
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His ...
s and consequently his descendants bore the
patronymic
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Khedecha
Rathore
The Rathore is a Rajput clan found in Northern India.
Subclans
Jodhana, Vadhel, Jaitawat, Kumpawat, Champawat, Meratiya, Udawat, Karamsot etc. are the branches or subclans of Rathore Rajputs. Coverage
This article discusses the "Kanauji ...
s.
Rao Asthan killed Samaliya Koli of Idar and granted Idar to his younger brother Sonag. Songa's descendants are thus known as Idariya Rathore.
Aja, Rao Asthan's another younger brother migrated near Dwarka, where he killed Bhojraj Chavda. Aja's descendants are known are Vadhels.
In 1291 A.D., Jalaludin Khilji alias Feroze Shah II attacked
Pali
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. Rao Asthan reached Pali from Khed} and met the Feroze Shah's army. He died fighting the Feroze Shah's forces on 15 April 1291.
[ Marwar Ka Itihas, Reu, pp. 44]
Asthan had eight sons:
Rao Doohad
Rao Dhoohad was an Indian chieftain belonging to the Rathore clan. Between 1291 and 1309 AD, he ruled a small principality in a part of the present-day Indian state of Rajasthan. Rao Dhoohad is said to have constructed the Nagnechiya Maa temple at ...
, Rao Jopsa,
Rao Dhandhul, Rao Hirnak, Rao Pohad, Rao Khipsa, Rao Aasal and Rao Chachig.
Rao Dhandhul took over control of Kolu. His son was
Pabu Ji Rathore.
See also
*
Rulers of Marwar
Kingdom of Marwar, also known as the Jodhpur State under the British, was a kingdom in the Marwar region from 1226 to 1818 and a princely state under British rule from 1818 to 1947. It was established in Pali by Rao Siha, possibly a m ...
References
*''Maheca Rathaurom ka mula itihasa: Ravala Mallinatha ke vamsaja - Maheca, Baramera, Pokarana, Kotariya aura Khavariya Rathaurom ka sodhapurna itihasa'' by Dr. Hukam Singh Bhati. Publisher: Ratan Prakashan, Jodhpur (1990)''
*
1291 deaths
Military personnel killed in action
13th-century Indian people
Year of birth unknown
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