Rawatsar

Rawatsar was the seat of an important thikana, or chiefly estate, in the desert country of Bikaner. Its rulers bore the title Rawat and held lands among the sandy plains north of the capital. In 1799 Maharaja Surat Singh sent a force under Bahadur Singh of Rawatsar against Bhatner, a strategic fort contested by neighbouring chiefs. Rawatsar’s history reflects the role of local houses in the military affairs of the Bikaner state.