 His mother, Kanwar Bai, was born into the Solanki clan of Rajputs and was the senior-most of Rana Sanga's wives.As per contemporary tradition, Bhojraj and his bride would both have been in their teens when their marriage was celebrated in 1516.His bride, Meerabai, belonged to the noble family of Merta, a feudatory estate within the neighbouring kingdom of Marwar.