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Rao Bika's Departure from Jodhpur(1465)

On 30 September 1465 Rao Bika left his father's court at Jodhpur with 100 horse and 500 foot to conquer Jangaldesh — the act conventionally dated as the founding of Bikaner State.

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What you need to know

Departure dated 30 September 1465 from Rao Jodha's court at Jodhpur
  • Triggered by Rao Jodha's jesting remark about Bika and Kandhal plotting conquests
  • Force of roughly 100 horse and 500 foot — a raiding party, not an army
  • Companions: Rawat Kandhal, brothers Bida and Jogayat, and the Rajpurohit Vikramji
  • Target Jangaldesh suggested by Napo, a Sankhala Rajput
  • Conventionally taken as the founding date of Bikaner State (as against 1488 for the city)

    • Participants

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      Leader of the expedition

      Rao Bika of Bikaner

      27 yrs at this event

      Leader of the expedition

      27 yrs at event

      Rao Bika of Bikaner

      Founder of Bikaner State and of the city of Bikaner. Son of Rao Jodha of Marwar; rode out of Jodhpur in 1465 and built a kingdom of 40,000 square miles in the Jangaldesh desert.

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      DEPARTURE_POINT

      Jodhpur

      DEPARTURE_POINT

      Jodhpur

      Capital of Marwar, founded by Rao Jodha in 1459. Parent house of the Bika Rathores of Bikaner.

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      AFFECTED_TERRITORY

      Bikaner

      AFFECTED_TERRITORY

      Bikaner

      Walled desert city founded in 1488 by Rao Bika; capital of Bikaner State until 1947.

    Powers

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      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Rathor Rajput kingdom of the Thar desert. Watan-jagir vassal of the Mughals from 1570 under Rai Singh.

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    Start
    30 September 1465
    End
    30 September 1465
    Tags
    Bikaner, Rao Bika, Rathore, Jangaldesh, state formation, 1465

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    Start
    30 September 1465
    End
    30 September 1465
    Tags
    Bikaner, Rao Bika, Rathore, Jangaldesh, state formation, 1465

    Significance · REGIONAL

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