Jaimal Rathore

Jaimal Rathore (1507–1568) was the Rathore Rajput (Mertiya) ruler of Merta. He was cousin of the Hindu saint Mirabai, great-grandson of Rao Jodha Rathore and thus a 2nd cousin to the Rathore rulers of Jodhpur & Bikaner. He was a grandson of Rao Duda Rathore (founder of the Mertiya clan of Rathores who established Merta). He became the ruler of Merta after the death of his father, Rao Veeram Dev. His father was perceived as the strongest king of the east in his time. The Amar Kavya records that Udai Singh II granted Badnor along with 210 villages to Rao Jaimal. In 1553, Jaimal resisted falling under the chakri (service relationship) of Maldeo of Marwar.