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- Marwar — the Rathore Rajas — Dynasty · 1459 – 1949 · Marwar — the Rathore housefrom is the founding of Jodhpur itself by Rao Jodha in 1459, which became the Rathore state's enduring seat; Wikipedia's Marwar article separately states Rathore rule at Marwar (from Mandore) began more vaguely 'in the 13th century', too imprecise to date as an alternative year.
- Jodha — Person · r. 1444 – 1488 · Marwar — the Rathore houseJodha succeeded his father Ranmall as Rao of Marwar in 1444 and in 1459 founded Jodhpur, transferring the seat of government there from Mandor.
- Satal — Person · r. 1488 – 1491 (contested) · Marwar — the Rathore houseSatal, Jodha's eldest son, held Satalmer after his father's death in 1488 until he was killed in action against a Sahariya raider in 1491, though Crooke's footnote doubts he ever actually occupied the Marwar gaddi.
- Suja — Person · r. 1491 – 1516 · Marwar — the Rathore houseSuja (Surajmall), Jodha's son, took the gaddi in 1491 (a genealogical table says he 'succeeded Jodha' outright) and died in 1516 leading the pursuit that rescued Rajput women abducted by a Pathan raiding party at Pipar.
- Ganga — Person · r. 1516 – 1532 · Marwar — the Rathore houseGanga, grandson of Suja through his son Bhaga, succeeded his grandfather in 1516 after defeating a rival uncle's bid for the throne, and died in 1532, by one unconfirmed account by poison.
- Maldeo — Person · r. 1532 – 1569 · Marwar — the Rathore houseMaldeo succeeded his father Ganga in 1532, built Marwar into the most powerful state in Rajputana, submitted to Mughal supremacy late in life, and died in 1569.
- Udai Singh (Mota Raja) — Person · r. 1584 – 1595 · Marwar — the Rathore houseUdai Singh, Maldeo's son, was formally seated on the gaddi in 1584 after his brother Chandrasen's death, having already secured Akbar's favour and the title Mota Raja, and reigned until 1595.
- Sur Singh — Person · r. 1595 – 1620 · Marwar — the Rathore houseSur Singh, Udai Singh's son, succeeded in 1595 while serving the Mughals at Lahore and died in the Deccan in 1620.
- Gaj Singh — Person · r. 1620 – 1638 · Marwar — the Rathore houseGaj Singh succeeded his father Sur Singh in 1620, was invested by imperial proxy at Burhanpur, and was slain on a Gujarat expedition in 1638.
- Jaswant Singh — Person · r. 1638 – 1678 · Marwar — the Rathore houseJaswant Singh, Gaj Singh's second son, succeeded in 1638 ahead of his elder brother Amra Singh, another instance of primogeniture set aside in Marwar, and reigned until 1678.
- Ajit Singh — Person · r. 1707 – 1724 · Marwar — the Rathore houseAjit Singh, Jaswant Singh's posthumous son, was hidden as an infant through decades of Mughal occupation and only received the tilak of sovereignty at Jodhpur in 1707 on Aurangzeb's death; he was murdered by his own son Abhai Singh in 1724.
- Abhai Singh — Person · r. 1724 – 1750 · Marwar — the Rathore houseAbhai Singh was invested with his father Ajit Singh's dignities by the emperor Muhammad Shah in 1724, immediately after Ajit's murder, and reigned until 1750.
- Ram Singh — Person · r. 1750 – 1752 (deposed) · Marwar — the Rathore houseRam Singh succeeded his father Abhai Singh in 1750, but was defeated by his uncle Bakht Singh in a civil war and driven from Jodhpur in 1752.
- Bakht Singh — Person · r. 1752 – 1753 · Marwar — the Rathore houseBakht Singh, Ajit Singh's son, took Jodhpur from his nephew Ram Singh by force in 1752 and died, reportedly poisoned, in 1753.
- Bijai Singh — Person · r. 1753 – 1793 · Marwar — the Rathore houseBijai Singh succeeded his father Bakht Singh in 1753 at about twenty years old, his accession acknowledged by the emperor and neighbouring princes, and died in 1793 after a thirty-one-year reign.
- Bhim Singh — Person · r. 1793 – 1803 · Marwar — the Rathore houseBhim Singh, Bijai Singh's grandson, raced to Jodhpur on his grandfather's death in 1793 and seated himself on the gaddi ahead of the rightful heir Zalim Singh; he reigned until 1803.
- Man Singh — Person · r. 1803 – 1843 · Marwar — the Rathore houseMan Singh succeeded to the honours and feuds of Bijai Singh in 1803/1804, on news of Bhim Singh's death, after eleven years defending Jalor as a hunted claimant.
- Ranmall — Person · named on the page as father of Jodha · Marwar — the Rathore houseNamed on the page only as father of Jodha.
- Bhaga Rathore Marwar — Person · named on the page as father of Ganga · Marwar — the Rathore houseBhaga, Suja's son, predeceased Suja without ruling; Ganga was Suja's grandson through him.
- Rao Chandrasen — Person · r. 1569 – 1584 · Marwar — the Rathore house'we may reckon that he was, though junior, the choice both of his father and the nobles, who did not approve of Udai Singh's submission to Akbar' — said of Udai Singh's rival claim, implying Chandarsen was the family/noble favourite over Udai Singh, though no single sentence gives Chandarsen a formal installation.