Buchkala

Buchkala Thikana, located in the Bilara region of the erstwhile Jodhpur (Marwar) State in Rajasthan, was established as a prominent vassal estate of the Bhati Rajput clan. The Thikana was granted to Thakur Naharkan Singh Ji Bhati, the son of Thakur Lakha Singh Ji Bhati and grandson of Thakur Hati Singh Ji Bhati of the noble house of Khejarla. Belonging to the Chandravanshi lineage, the rulers of this estate played an active role in the socio-political affairs of the Marwar state. Beyond its medieval Rajput history, the area of Buchkala holds immense archaeological significance; it is home to the historic 9^th-century Buchkala temples, which contain a crucial inscription of the Gurjara-Pratihara emperor Nagabhata II dated 815 AD, as detailed in the archives of the Archaeological Survey of India. The thikana maintained its traditional administrative authority and land rights under the suzerainty of the Jodhpur State until the abolition of the Jagirdari system post-Independence in 1947.