Establishment by Raghodas Rawatsar was established in 1584 by Raghodas through conquest. Were also ruled by
Guhilot. They had a common oppressor, the
Nawab of
Rania, who raided and pillaged the area. Raghodas defeated him, and he established the
thikana of Rawatsar. He earned the title of Rawat, which carries prestige along with the headseat of the Kandhalot clan (descendants of
Rawat Kandhal) for contributions in battles in the
Deccan,
South India,
Gujarat and Sultanpur. The headseat of the clan shifted to Rawatsar from Jaitpur. Raghodas also constructed the Khetarpal ji Temple. Rawatsar later on became a
sirayat from a
thikana, which made it one of the four major
thikanas of
Bikaner.
Bahadur Singh of Rawatsar The
Bhatner fort is 24 miles from Rawatsar, and the Rawats were involved in its annexation. In 1799, the Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner sent a force of 2,000 under the leadership of Bahadur Singh (the fourth son of Rawat Anand Singh) to reclaim
Bhatner, which had been occupied by
Bhatti Muslims, Thakur Madan Singh of
Bhukarka, and Rawat Padam Singh of Jaitpur. The Bhattis led by Ahmad Khan were defeated at
Dabli and the Bikaner Forces erected a fortification known as Fatehgarh. The Bikaner forces lost against
George Thomas of
Hissar, who took Fatehgarh in 1799 with the Bhatti. Bahadur Singh temporarily recaptured it in a blitz attack, but Fatehgarh was seized again and Bahadur Singh was killed. == Geography ==