The Great Dynasties
A thousand years of Rajput kingdoms, capitals and crowns.
Kingdoms of the Rajputs
The Royal Houses of Rajputana
The story of Rajputana is written across the reigns of noble houses — the Rajvanshas — each with its own capital, its own heroes, and its own place in the golden pages of history.
🛡️Sisodias of Mewar
The most illustrious Rajput house, ruling from Chittorgarh and later Udaipur. Never bowing to foreign rule, they gave the world Maharana Pratap and Rana Kumbha, and defined the Rajput ideal of resistance and honour.
Chittor · Udaipur
🏜️Rathores of Marwar
Rulers of the arid Marwar region from the blue city of Jodhpur, guardians of the mighty Mehrangarh Fort. Rao Jodha founded Jodhpur in 1459; Durgadas Rathore became the state's undying protector.
Jodhpur · Marwar
👑Kachhwahas of Amber
Builders of Amber Fort and later the planned Pink City of Jaipur. Great statesmen and warriors such as Raja Man Singh and Sawai Jai Singh II shaped the destiny of northern India.
Amber · Jaipur
🐪Rathores of Bikaner
Founded by Rao Bika in the heart of the Thar. From the magnificent Junagarh Fort they ruled the northern desert, famed for their camel corps and desert diplomacy.
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🏰Bhatis of Jaisalmer
Yaduvanshi Rajputs who raised the golden Sonar Quila upon Trikuta Hill. Masters of the desert trade routes, their sandstone city glows like a mirage in the Thar.
Jaisalmer
⚔️Chauhans of Sapadalaksha
The house of the legendary Prithviraj Chauhan, who ruled from Ajmer and Delhi. Their valour at the battles of Tarain became the stuff of epic ballads across the land.
Ajmer · HadotiThrough the Ages
A Timeline of Rajputana
Milestones that shaped the land of the Rajputs.
- 8th–12th c. — Rise of the Rajput clans across northern India; the Gurjara-Pratiharas and Chauhans dominate.
- 1192 — Prithviraj Chauhan falls at the Second Battle of Tarain — a turning point in Indian history.
- 1303 — The first great siege and Jauhar of Chittor under Rani Padmini's legend.
- 1443–68 — Rana Kumbha rules Mewar, building Kumbhalgarh and the Vijay Stambh.
- 1527 — Rana Sanga leads a Rajput confederacy at the Battle of Khanwa.
- 1576 — Maharana Pratap faces the Mughals at the Battle of Haldighati aboard his horse Chetak.
- 1727 — Sawai Jai Singh II founds the planned city of Jaipur.
- 1949 — The princely states unite to form the modern state of Rajasthan on 30 March.