Gaurihar State
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Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh.[1]
India| Gaurihar State | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||
History
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.[2] Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from Ajaigarh State, and 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]
Rulers
The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'.[3]
- 1807 – 1846 Raja Ram (d. 1846)
- 1846 – 1877 Rajdhar Rudra Pratap (b. 1811 – d. 18..)
- 1880 – 14 November 1887 Gajadhar Prasad (d. 1887)
- 1888 – 1904 Shamle Prasad (b. 1859 – d. 1904)
- 1904 – 1932 Pratipal (Prithvipal) Singh (b. 1886 – d. 19..)
- 1932 – 1944 Avadhendra Pratap Singh (b. 1902 – d. 19..)
- 1944 – 1959 Pratap Singh Judev (b.1923 d.1959)
- 1959 – 1972 Chandrabhan Singh Judev (b.1925 d. 2012)
