In the northern part of India and in Pakistan, the Rathore (or Rathaur or Rathor or Rathur or Rathod or Rathour or Rahtore) is a Rajput clan whose members ruled several states. The Rathores claim descent from the mythical Suryavansha (Solar dynasty).
The various cadet branches of the Rathore clan gradually spread to encompass all of Marwar and later sallied abroad to found states in Central India and Gujarat. At the time of India's independence in 1947, the princely states ruled by various branches of the Rathore clan included:
Families belonging to Rathore clan also ruled the following kingdoms and principalities: