Jodha's success on the battlefield was not surprising, what with thirteen other sons, all of nearly Bika's calibre, by his side. The significance of his reign lies rather in his progeny's spreading out and settling down in different parts of Marwar. This phenomenon, his legacy as it were, along with his citadel Mehrangarh and new capital Jodhpur,  must place him amongst the foremost of Rajput kings in the last thousand years. Like the branches of a maturing banyan tree the khanps or sub-clans separated to cover the entire region, taking root and firmly establishing themselves in the social fabric of the country. Politically this would yield rich fruit; socially Marwar would never be the same again. In 1488, when Rao Jodha died, Rathoree Raj, the Rule of the Rathores,  had come of age. 

(Excerpt from 'The House of Marwar' by Dhananajaya Singh. Roli Books 1994.)