The Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur was founded in 1459 CE by which Rathore ruler?

Explanation

Mehrangarh Fort is tied directly to Rao Jodha's foundation of Jodhpur in 1459 CE. He founded the city and began building the fort on the rocky hill called Bhaurcheeria. The official Incredible India page supports the same core point: under "Tracing its origins", it says that in 1459 Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur, laid Mehrangarh's foundations. That is why the answer is Rao Jodha, not a later Rathore ruler. The fort's later history matters for eliminating distractors: Incredible India separately notes that Rao Maldeo fortified gates and ramparts, which makes him important to Mehrangarh's development but not its founder.

Why the other options are wrong

• (B) Rao Maldeo is linked in the official account with later fortification of gates and ramparts, not with laying the fort's foundations in 1459.
• (C) Rao Bika is not linked to the 1459 foundation of Jodhpur or Mehrangarh Fort; that role is assigned to Rao Jodha.
• (D) Rao Chandrasen is not named as Mehrangarh's founder, while Incredible India identifies Rao Jodha as the founder who laid its foundations in 1459.

Concept

This tests the RAS history theme of Rajasthan's forts and their dynastic founders. It recurs because fort-foundation questions connect rulers, capitals and regional political identity in a compact factual frame.

Source

• Incredible India

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