Rao Dalpat Bundela

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Rao Dalpat Bundela (died 14 June 1707) was a Rajput king of Datia-Orchha. One of Aurangzeb's trusted military commanders, he had a key role in the 1698 breach of the siege of Jinji fort. He was one of the commanders at the siege of Wagingera, the last battle personally supervised by Aurangzeb.

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Datia is the district headquarters of the Datia District in north central Madhya Pradesh, a state of Central India. It is an ancient town, mentioned in the Mahabharata ruled by King 'Dantavakra'. The town is 69 km from Gwalior, 325 km south of New Delhi and 320 km north of Bhopal. About 15 km from Datia is Sonagiri, a sacred Jain hill. Datia is also about 34 km from Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh and 52 km from Orchha. The nearest airport is at Gwalior. It was formerly the seat of the eponymous princely state in the British Raj. Datia is situated near Gwalior and on the border with Uttar Pradesh (U.P.).

Orchha is a town in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of central India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River, 80 km from Tikamgarh & 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.

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References

↑ G. S. Cheema; The Forgotten Mughals: A History of the Later Emperors of the House of Babar, 1707-1857, Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2002. ISBN 8173046018. p. 37.
↑ Irvine, William, (ed. Jadunath Sarkar); Later Mughals, v. 1, M. C. Sarkar & sons, 1921, p. 30

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[1] G. S. Cheema; The Forgotten Mughals: A History of the Later Emperors of the House of Babar, 1707-1857, Manohar Publishers & Distributors, 2002. ISBN 8173046018. p. 37.

[2] Irvine, William, (ed. Jadunath Sarkar); Later Mughals, v. 1, M. C. Sarkar & sons, 1921, p. 30