Orchha State
| Orchha State | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (1501–1531) Under the Mughal Empire (1531–?) 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 | |||||||
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, then Maharaja | |||||||
• 1501–1531 (first) | Rudra Pratap Singh | ||||||
• 1675–1731 | Chhatrasal | ||||||
• 1930–1950 | Vir Singh II | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1501 | ||||||
| 1950 | |||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||
Orchha State (also known as Urchha, Ondchha and Tikamgarh) 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. It was located within what is now the state of Madhya Pradesh.
The Chaturbhuj Temple was built by the Queen of Orchha, while the Raj Mandir was built by Madhukar Shah during his reign, 1554 to 1591. 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.