Gaurihar State was a

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...

in India, ruling a territory that is now in

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. Gaurihar is a

tehsil A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluka, or taluk) is a local unit of administrative division in some countries of South Asia. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administr ...

of Chhatarpur district.

History

This family is descended from Raja Ram Tiwari, who was Governor of a fort in the service of Guman Singh , ancestor of the Maharajas of Ajaigarh . During the anarchy of the times , Raja Ram rebelled and for a short while held the fort successfully against

Ali Bahadur I Ali Bahadur (1758–1802), also known as Krishna Sinh, was a Nawab of the dominion of Banda (present day Uttar Pradesh) in northern India, a vassal of the Maratha Empire. He was the son of Shamsher Bahadur I and the grandson of Peshwa Ba ...

Gaurihar was

Jujhautiya Brahmin The Jijhotia Brahman(also spelled Jijhautia) are Yajur Vedik Brahmin community, found in the Chambal and Yamuna The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longe ...

Tiwari ruling state. Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from

Ajaigarh State Ajaigarh State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was ruled by Bundela clan of Rajput. The state was founded in 1785 and its capital was located in Ajaigarh, Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh ...

. Pratap Singh Judev signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. Maharaja Chandra Bhan Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.

Rulers

The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'.Princely States of India A-J
/ref> *1807 – 1846 Raja Ram (d. 1846) *1846 – 1877 Rajdhar Rudra Pratap (b. 1811 – d. 18..) *1880 – 14 November 1887 Gajadhar Prasad (d. 1887) *1888 – 1904 Shamle Prasad (b. 1859 – d. 1904) *1904 – 1932 Pratipal (Prithvipal) Singh (b. 1886 – d. 19..) *1932 – 1944 Avadhendra Pratap Singh (b. 1902 – d. 19..) *1944 – 1959 Pratap Singh Judev (b.1923 d.1959) *1959 – 1972 Chandrabhan Singh Judev (b.1925 d. 2012)

References

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Gaurihar (Princely State)
Chhatarpur district Princely states of Madhya Pradesh Tehsils of India 1950 disestablishments in India {{MadhyaPradesh-geo-stub