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'''Rawal Mallinath''' is a 14th-century | '''Rawal Mallinath''' is a 14th-century folk hero of [[Rajasthan]].<ref>Sir William Wilson Hunter, James Sutherland Cotton, Sir Richard Burn, Great Britain. India Office, Sir William Stevenson Meyer, ''Imperial gazetteer of India'' - Volume 17, page 93</ref> He was the eldest son of Rao Salkhaji, the ruler of Mehwanagar in [[Barmer District]]. He and his wife, Rani Rupade, are revered as folk saints in Western Rajasthan. | ||
== | ==Military career== | ||
He ruled from [[Sindh]] in the west and [[Jaisalmer]] in the north. In 1394, he sent a contingent under his nephew [[Chunda of Mandore|Rao Chunda]] to annex [[Mandore]] and defeated Muslim force and annexed [[Mandore]].<ref>Gazetteers Of India Rajasthan (barmer) Page no. 33</ref> His military career is admired for defeating the thirteen division of the Mohamaddan Army of Nijjamudin of [[Malwa]] and [[Firoz Shah Tughlaq]].<ref>Glory of Marwar and glorious Rathores Page no. 27</ref> He conquered the whole of the area which later became known as [[Malani (region)|Malani]]. He was the first chief of the area to take the title of '''Rawal'''. Legend it has that he possessed divine powers and goddess herself appeared before him.<ref>Glory of Marwar and glorious Rathores Page no. 34</ref> | |||
Rawal | ==Family== | ||
His descendants were the oldest among all houses of [[Rathore]] clan, Mahecha [[Rathore]]s. He was the eldest son of [[Rawal Salkhaji]]. He had two brothers, Viramdeo and Jaitmal.<ref>http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~princelystates/states/j/jasol.html {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}</ref> His father died when was of twelve years. The houses of Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ratlam, Sitamau, Sailana, Idar, and Alirajpur trace their lineage to Viramdeo, while the houses of [[Gudamalani]] and Kelwa trace their lineage from Jaitmal.<ref>Dhananajaya Singh, The house of Marwar</ref> | |||
He died in 1399 in Dodiali with his wife, Rapade being [[Sati (practice)|Sati]] on him. | |||
Rawal Mallinath is viewed as a warrior-saint, and songs of his heroic valour and saintly attitude are still sung by folk singers of western Rajasthan. His wife [[Rani Rupade]] was also a saint – bhajans composed by her are still popular in Western Rajasthan. | Rawal Mallinath is viewed as a warrior-saint, and songs of his heroic valour and saintly attitude are still sung by folk singers of western Rajasthan. His wife [[Rani Rupade]] was also a saint – bhajans composed by her are still popular in Western Rajasthan. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* Hukam Singh Bhati (1990), Maheca Rathaurom ka mula itihasa: Ravala Mallinatha ke vamsaja - Maheca, Baramera, Pokarana, Kotariya aura Khavariya Rathaurom ka sodhapurna itihasa. Publisher: Ratan Prakashan, Jodhpur. | * Hukam Singh Bhati (1990), Maheca Rathaurom ka mula itihasa: Ravala Mallinatha ke vamsaja - Maheca, Baramera, Pokarana, Kotariya aura Khavariya Rathaurom ka sodhapurna itihasa. Publisher: Ratan Prakashan, Jodhpur. | ||