Gaurihar State | |||||||
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Princely State | |||||||
1807–1950 | |||||||
Gaurihar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India | |||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 184 km2 (71 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 7,760 | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | 1807 | ||||||
1950 | |||||||
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Today part of | India | ||||||
Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984 |
Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh. [1] Gaurihar is a tehsil of Chhatarpur district. [2]
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 Gaurihar was Kanykubj Brahmin of Jhujautiya division Tiwari ruling state. [3] Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from Ajaigarh State. Pratap Singh Judev signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. Maharaja Pratap Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.[ citation needed ]
The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'. [4]
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