Jhujhar Singh

Raja Jhujhar Singh Ju Deo
Raja of Orchha
Jhujhar Singh on Horseback, c. 1720–30
Reign1627–1635
Coronation1627
PredecessorRaja Vir Singh Deo
HouseBundela Rajput
ReligionHinduism

Raja Jhujhar Singh Ju Deo was the Bundela ruler of Orchha Kingdom in the 17th century reining from 1627 to 1635 in the cultural Bundelkhand region of modern Madhya Pradesh.

Raja Jhujhar Singh Ju Deo was the first-born son of Raja Vir Singh Deo and the senior of his three queens.[1] In 1626,[2] he succeeded his father as ruler and determined not to remain a vassal of the imperial Mughal Empire as his father had been. His attempt to assert independence from Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan, led to his downfall. The Mughal army, which was led by the teenager Prince Aurangzeb, conquered his kingdom in the year 1635 and forced him to retreat to Chauragarh.

  1. ^ Jain (2002), p. 84
  2. ^ Michael (2009), p. 728