Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur, belonged to which Rajput clan?

Explanation

Rao Jodha is identified by Rajasthan Tourism as the chief of the Rathore clan who is credited with the origin of Jodhpur. Rajasthan Tourism places Jodhpur's origin in 1459 AD and notes that Rao Jodha began building a new fort six miles south of Mandore, his then capital. That fort was Mehrangarh, built on an isolated rocky height above Jodhpur. The clan detail is therefore not incidental: the history of Jodhpur, as presented in the official destination account, revolves around the Rathore clan, with Rao Jodha as its leading figure in the city's foundation.

Why the other options are wrong

• (A) Sisodia is wrong because the official Jodhpur account identifies Rao Jodha as Rathore, not Sisodia.
• (C) Chauhan is wrong because Rajasthan Tourism credits the origin of Jodhpur to Rao Jodha as chief of the Rathore clan.
• (D) Kachhwaha is wrong because Rajasthan Tourism ties both Rao Jodha and Jodhpur's foundation to the Rathore clan.

Concept

This tests the Rajasthan History syllabus area on Rajput clans, ruling houses, and the foundation of major cities and forts. RAS repeats such facts because clan, capital, and fort linkages are core markers in medieval Rajasthan history.

Source

• Rajasthan Tourism

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