rao kandhal was the ruler of chachabad (in the present day rajasthan state of india). he was known as rawat kandhal, or rao kandhal, after being bestowed with the hereditary title of rao by his elder brother, rao jodha. he was instrumental in wresting back marwar from rana kumbha along with his brother and establishing the separate kingdom of bikaner for his nephew rao bika. later, he established his own principality of chachabad and was killed in an ambush while fighting the delhi sultanate forces at the age of 73.