| Rawal Jaisal | |
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 Portrait of Rawal Jaisal inside Jaisalmer Fort | |
| Predecessor | Rawal Bhojraj (1147-1152) |
| Successor | Rawal Shalivahan II (1168-1190) |
| Born | Jaisal Singh Bhati 1113 |
| Died | 1168 |
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| House | Bhati |
| Father | Rawal Dusaj (1098-1122) |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Rawal Jaisal (r. c. 1153–1168), was a Rajput chief of the Bhati clan who lived during the 12th century and founded the city of Jaisalmer and Jaisalmer state.[1]
Sixth in descent from Rawal Devraj of Derawar/Derawad (Derawar Fort is named after him) he was the eldest son of Rawal Dusaj, who had his capital at Laudrava.[2] When his father appointed Jaisal's younger half-brother Vijayraj Lanjha as his successor, Vijayraj, upon ascending the throne, drove Jaisal out of the kingdom. All this while he kept aloof from his brother's rule and when the latter died his infant son was made the ruler with Jaisal being appointed as his nephew's regent, Jaisal soon after ousted his nephew Rawal Bhojraj and succeeded to the throne of Bhatis. Four years into his reign, he laid the foundation of new capital city "Jaisalmer" in the year 1156 AD as the previous capital Laudrava was ruined in war.
His descendants intermingled in the regions of Punjab, Haryana, and Pakistan, becoming the ancestors of the founders of the royal states of Patiala, Nabha, Jind, Kapurthala, and Faridkot.[3][4]
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- ^ Balfour, Edward (1885). The Cyclopædia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia. Original from Oxford University: B. Quaritch. p. 406.
- ^ "History of Sidhu & Brar Clan". Robbie Brar's blog. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Punjabi by nature: Punjab's Game of Thrones". HindustanTimes. 24 July 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
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