Rao Shekha
| Maharao Shekha | |||||
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| Founder of Shekhawati | |||||
Maharao Shekha statue in Sikar | |||||
| Reign | c. 1450 – 1488 | ||||
| Coronation | c. 1450 | ||||
| Predecessor | Title established | ||||
| Successor | Rao Raimal | ||||
| Born | 1433 Kingdom of Amber | ||||
| Died | 1488 (aged 54–55) Amarsar, Shekhawati | ||||
| Issue | Durga Ji
Ratna Ji Trilok Ji Abhaji Achala Ji Ridmal Ji Kumbha Ji Bharmal Ji Bharat Ji Pratap Ji Pooran Ji Rao Raimal | ||||
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| House | Shekhawat | ||||
| Dynasty | Kachhwaha | ||||
| Father | Rao Mokal Kachhwaha | ||||
| Mother | Rani Nirwan | ||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||
Maharao Shekha (1433–1488) was a 15th-century Rajput chieftain and the founder of the Shekhawati region in present-day Rajasthan, India. A member of the Kachhwaha dynasty of Amber, Shekha asserted his independence and established a principality centered at Amarsar around the mid-15th century. His descendants came to be known as the Shekhawats, one of the most prominent and influential sub-clans of the Kachhwahas.