Rao Bika

Rao Bika Rathore, a Rathore Rajput ruler was the founder and first ruler of Bikaner State, Rajasthan. He was the son of Rao Jodha Rathore, the founder of present day Jodhpur city.[1][2] Rao Bika founded the Junagarh fort of Bikaner after successfully leading a coalition of Rathores, Charans, and Godara Jats, and capturing the Jangladesh region after defeating its local chiefs.[3][4]

Rao Bika Rathore’s conquest of Jangladesh with the local chiefs submitting to Rao Bika
Exterior of Junagarh Fort of Bikaner, Rajasthan
Interior of Junagarh Fort of Bikaner, Rajasthan

Sources

  1. ↑ Bikaner, Rajyashree Kumari (2018-06-08). Palace of Clouds: A Memoir. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-93-86950-63-5.
  2. ↑ Singh, Karni (1974). The Relations of the House of Bikaner with the Central Powers, 1465-1949. Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. ISBN 978-0-8364-0457-9.
  3. ↑ Lopez, Annabel; Collaco, Bevinda (2004). The Guide to the Architecture of the Indian Subcontinent. Architecture Autonomous. ISBN 978-4-88706-141-5.
  4. ↑ Mathur, Vishnu Dayal (1984). States' People's Conference: Origin and Role in Rajasthan. Publication Scheme. ISBN 978-81-85263-30-4.
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