Rudra Pratap Singh Bundela (r. 1501–1531) was the founder and first raja of the kingdom that became the

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, ...

of Orchha, India, during the Lodi dynasty . His name is sometimes spelled Rudrapratap Singh and his last name, Bundela, is often omitted. He reigned between 1501–1531, during which time he built the fort at what is now the town of Orchha, on the banks of the river Betwa. He moved his capital from Garh Kundar to that town in 1531 and died in the same year.

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{{reflist 1531 deaths 16th-century Indian monarchs History of Madhya Pradesh Bundelkhand Rajput monarchs