Rajput women committed suicides fearing other Rajput attackers. 1. Merta (Medta) โ Rathore vs Shekhawat conflict
โIn 1583 the Shekhawat Rajputs attacked the Rathore principality of Merta. In the Ain-e-Akbari (Abul Fazl) together with local khyats (Marwari khyat chronicles)
there is a mention that the women, rather than fall into the hands of the enemy, had to perform jauhar.โ
2. Bundi โ Hada vs Rathore war
โIn the 16th century the Hada Rajputs attacked Bundi. In Bundiโs Devtan Khyat and the Bundi court chronicles it is written that,