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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Rao of Marwar from 1492 to 1515}}<br />
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{{Infobox royalty<br />
| name = Suja<br />
| title = [[Ruler|Rao]] of the [[Kingdom of Marwar]]<br />
| image = Rao Suja.gif<br />
| caption = <br />
| succession = [[King|Rao]] of [[Kingdom of Marwar|Marwar]]<br />
| reign = {{Nowrap|13 March 1492 – 2 October 1515}}<br />
| coronation = <br />
| full name = {{ubl|{{langx|mwr|सुजदेव राठौर}} | Sujadeva Rathore }}<br />
| predecessor = Rao [[Satal Rathore of Marwar]]<br />
| successor = [[Ganga Rathore of Marwar|Rao Ganga]]<br />
| dynasty = [[Rathore dynasty|Rathore]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1439|08|02|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = <br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1515|10|2|1439|8|2|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mehrangarh]], Marwar<br />
| religion = [[Hinduism]]<br />
| spouse = {{ubli|Rani Sarangde Bai Bhatiyani of [[Jaisalmer State|Jaisalmer]] | Rani Chauhanji | Rani Mangliyani Sarvandeji | Rani Sahodharam Bai Sankhla}}<br />
| issue = {{ubli|Shekha | Bagha (father of [[Rao Ganga]]; b. 1457) | Nara | [[Rao Devidas]] |Uda (b. 1462) | Pirag | Sanga | Prithiraj | Napo | Rani Khetubai Rathore of [[Bundi State|Bundi]]}}<br />
| father = Rao [[Jodha of Mandore|Jodha]]<br />
| mother = Rani Jasmade Bai Hada of [[Bundi State|Bundi]]|<br />
}}<br />
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'''Rao Suja Rathore''' (2 August 1439<ref name="l112">{{cite web | title=Select Translations Bearing on the History of a Rajput Family, 1462–1660, Volumes 1–2 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=23 October 2016 | url=https://archive.org/details/oapen-20.500.12657-41862/page/15/mode/1up?q=1439 | access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref> – 2 October 1515) was a [[Rathore (Rajput clan)|Rathore]] ruler of the [[Kingdom of Marwar]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Archibald|last=Adams|title=The Western Rajputana States: A Medico-topographical and General Account of Marwar, Sirohi, Jaisalmir|url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.4973|place=London|publisher=Junior Army & Navy Stores|year=1899}}</ref> He was a son of [[Jodha of Mandore|Jodha]], brother of [[Satal Rathore of Marwar|Satal]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Mahendra Pratap|last=Singh|url=http://therathore.com/udeka/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=45|title=Marwar: Land of Death|website=The Rathore|accessdate=6 February 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211082942/http://therathore.com/udeka/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=45|archivedate=11 February 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On his death, there was a short struggle for the throne between his grandsons [[Biram Singh Rathore of Marwar|Biram Singh]] and [[Ganga Rathore of Marwar|Ganga]], which the latter won.<br />
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== Family ==<br />
Suja's consorts were:<ref name="mertiyo">{{cite book |editor-last1=Saran |editor-first1=Richard |editor-last2=Ziegler |editor-first2=Norman P. |url=https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/41862 |others=Translated and annotated by Richard Saran and Norman P. Ziegler|title=The Mertiyo Rathors of Merto, Rajasthan: Select Translations Bearing on the History of a Rajput Family, 1462–1660 |series= [In two volumes] |date=2001 |volume=II |pages=21–233, 262, 386–388 |doi=10.3998/mpub.19305 |isbn=9780472901739 |publisher=University of Michigan Press |location=Ann Arbor, MI (US)}}{{open access}}</ref>{{rp|21–23}}<br />
* Rani Bhatiyani Sarangdeji (née Likhmibai), daughter of [[Bhati]] Kalikaran. She was a granddaughter of Raval Kehar of [[Jaisalmer State|Jaisalmer]] and sister of Bhati Jeso, founder of Jeso Sakh of Marwar Bhati.<br />
* Rani Chauhanji, daughter of Rao Pithamrav Chauhan of Sacor, [[Bamra State|Bamra]].<br />
* Rani Mangliyani Sarvandeji, daughter of Mangliyo [[Gahlot]] Rana Patu.<br />
* Rani Sankhli Sahodharamji<br />
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=== Issue ===<br />
Suja's sons were:<ref name="mertiyo" />{{rp|21–23}}<br />
* Shekha (with the daughter of Rao Pithamrav) — Eldest son of Rao Suja. He was hostile towards Rao Ganga and Rao Maldeo. His descendants are the Shekhavat Rathors.<br />
* Bagha (7 December 1457{{snd}}3 September 1514; with Sarangdeji) — He was elected successor by Rao Suja but died during Suja's lifetime. His daughter, Dhan Kanwar, married [[Rana Sanga]] of [[Mewar State|Mewar]]. His son, [[Ganga Rathore of Marwar|Ganga]] became the Rao of Marwar.<ref name="mertiyo"/>{{rp|262}}<br />
* Nara (with Sarangdeji) — He founded Naravat sakh of Marwar Rathors.<br />
* Devidas [[Rao Devidas]] (with daughter of Rao Pithamrav) – Rao Devidas' sons were Rao Harraj and Rao Panchayan. Thikanas descended from him are: Jhadpiplya, Bisoniya, Madapura, Gagorni, Aanda, Bawadikheda, Aagriya, Bilwa. TPresent-day descendants are: Thakur Vikram Singh; Rathore of Thikana Jhadpiplya; Thakur Aalok Kumar Singh; Rathore of Thikana Bisoniya; Thakur Narayan Singh, Rathore of Thikana Bawadikhera (Dongargaon).<br />
* Uda (16 November 1462{{snd}}12 May 1511; with Sarvandeji) — He conquered [[Jaitaran]] and had a fort built there. His descendants are the Udavat Rathors.<ref name="mertiyo" />{{rp|386–388}}<br />
* Pirag (with Sarvandeji)<br />
* Sanga (with Sarvandeji)<br />
* Prithiraj (with Sahodramji)<br />
* Napo (with Sahodramji)<br />
His daughter was:<ref name="mertiyo" /><br />
* Khetubai – She was married to Hada [[Rao Narayandas]] of [[Bundi State|Bundi]] and mother of [[Rao Surajmal]] of Bundi.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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