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Raja Vir Singh Ju Deo | |
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Raja of Orchha | |
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Reign | 1605-1626/7 |
Predecessor | Ram Shah |
Successor | Jhujhar Singh |
Spouse | Parmarji Amrit Kunwari of Shahbad Parmarji Guman Kunwari of Khairuwar Parmarji Pancham Kunwari of Shahbad |
Issue | Jhujhar Singh Pahad Singh Narhar Das Tulsi Das Beni Das Hardev (Hardaul) Bhagwan Rao Chandra Bhan Kishan Singh Bagh Raj Madho Singh Parmanand Kunj Kunwari |
House | Bundela Rajput |
Father | Madhukar Shah |
Mother | Parmarji Ganesh Kunwariji |
Religion | Hinduism |
Raja Vir Singh Ju Deo, also known as Bir Singh Dev, was a Bundela Rajput chief and the ruler of the kingdom of Orchha in the historic Bundelkhand region of modern Madhya Pradesh. He was a vassal of the imperial Mughal Empire [1] and ruled from 1605 until either 1626 [2] or 1627. [3]
Vir Singh Deo assassinated the Mughal chronicler and court historian Abul Fazl who was returning from Deccan in a plot contrived by the Mughal Prince Salim later Jahangir. [4] He is also credited to have built the Jhansi Fort .
Deo was among the Rajput rulers of his era who sponsored temples in the Brajmandal area that comprised Vrindavan and Mathura. [5] In addition, the Phool Bagh gardens, and the Lakshmi temple were all built by Deo.[ citation needed ] His mausoleum is located in Orchha, and features both Hindu and Mughal architecture.[ citation needed ]
Vir Singh Deo was succeeded by Jhujhar Singh, the first-born son of the senior of his three queens. [6]
Deo was patron to the poet Keshavdas, who wrote the 1607 hagiographic work Virsimdevcarit (Deeds of Vir Singh Deo). [7]