Rathore (Rajput clan) explained

Rathore is a Rajput clan. Some historians link their origin to the Rashtrakuta dynasty.

Origin

The Rathores claim they are descended from the legendary Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi lineages of ancient India. According to this tradition, the Rathores are descended from the Solar Dynasty (Suryavanshi) and can trace their ancestry back to Lord Rama and the Ikshvaku Dynasty one of the most ancient and legendary dynasties of India according to Hindu mythology.^{[1] [2]}

According to some modern historians, Rathores originated from the Rashtrakuta's ancestors.^{[3] [4] [5]} Some Branches of Rashtrakutas had migrated to Western Rajasthan as early as the late tenth century; some inscriptions of "Rathauras" have been founded in and around Marwar region of Rajasthan dating from the tenth to early thirteenth century; it's believed the Rathores might have emerged from one of the Rashtrakuta divisions.^{[6] [7]}

References

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2. Book: Crites . Mitchell . India Sublime: Princely Palace Hotels of Rajasthan . Nanji . Ameeta . 2007 . Rizzoli . 978-0-8478-2979-8 . en.
3. Book: Rathore, L. S. . Veer Durgadas Rathore: An Epic . 1987 . Thar Bliss . en.
4. Book: Bose, Melia Belli . Royal Umbrellas of Stone: Memory, Politics, and Public Identity in Rajput Funerary Art . 2015-08-25 . BRILL . 978-90-04-30056-9 . en.
5. Book: Tanwar, Shyam Singh . State Administration in Rajasthan, 19th Century: With Special Reference to Jodhpur State . 2005 . Maharaja Mansingh Pustak Prakash Research Centre Fort . en.
6. Ziegler . Norman P. . 1976 . The Seventeenth Century Chronicles of Mārvāṛa: A Study in the Evolution and Use of Oral Traditions in Western India . History in Africa . 3 . 127–153 . 10.2307/3171564 . 3171564 . 156943079 . 0361-5413.
7. Book: Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad . Comprehensive History of Bihar: pt. 2 [1974] ]. 1974 . Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute . en.