[1][2] According to the seventeenth-century Nainsi ri Khyat, the Bhatis after losing Mathura moved to Bhatner in the Lakhi Jungle, and from there to other locations in western and northwestern India including Punjab.

Raja Sálbán, a legendary monarch of Sialkot,[3] is also sometimes claimed to be Rao Bhati's grandfather and held to be the first of the Yaduvanshi Rajputs to settle in Punjab.

[4][5] According to genealogical accounts, Bhati was born in the Punjab region, in what is now Sialkot, during the 3rd century.

[2] During his rule in the 3rd century, Bhati conquered and annexed territories from 14 princes in Punjab, including the area of what is now modern-day Lahore.

[6][2] He is also credited with establishing the modern city of Bathinda, Punjab, after he captured the area in the 3rd century.