| Orchha State | |||||||
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| Independent (1501–1531) Under the Mughal Empire (1531–?) Vassal state of Maratha Confederacy (1742 - 1803) Proctorate of the East India Company (1812-1857) Princely state of the British Raj (1857–1947) Under the Dominion of India (1947–1950) | |||||||
| 1501–1950 | |||||||
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 Orchha State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
| Capital | Orchha, Tikamgarh | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1908 | 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1908 | 321,364 | ||||||
| Government | |||||||
| Raja | |||||||
• 1501–1531 (first) | Rudra Pratap Singh | ||||||
• 1930–1950 (last) | Vir Singh II | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1501 | ||||||
| 1950 | |||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||
Orchha State (also known as Urchha, Ondchha and Tikamgarh)[1] was a kingdom situated in the Bundelkhand region and later a princely state in British India. The state was ruled by Bundela clan of Rajputs.[2] It was located within what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Chaturbhuj Temple was built by the Queen of Orchha,[3] while the Raj Mandir was built by Madhukar Shah during his reign, 1554 to 1591.[4] In 1811, during the period of Company Rule in India, it became part of the Bundelkhand Agency within the Central India Agency; after the independence of India in 1947, it acceded to the Union of India, in 1950.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 19. Clarendon Press. 1908. p. 241.
- ^ Mehta, Jaswant Lal (2005). Advanced Study in the History of Modern India 1707–1813. Sterling Publishers. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-93270-554-6.
- ^ "Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha". British Library. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Fort and Palace at Orchha". British Library. Retrieved 26 March 2015.