Orchha (State)
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| approx. 1501-1950 | |||||
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Garhkundar (–1531) Orchha (1531–1783) Tehri (1783–1950) |
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| Form of government | Princely state (15 rounds salute) | ||||
| surface | 5387 km² | ||||
| population | 361,000 (1941) | ||||
| founding | circa 1501 | ||||
| resolution | January 1, 1950 | ||||
| State religion: Hinduism Dynasty: Bundela |
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Orchha was a princely state in the Bundelkhand region of British India . The name was given by the place Orchha . In 1941, including an exclave near Aurangabad, the country had an area of 5387 km² and 361,000 inhabitants.
history
According to legend, the princely state was founded around 1250, but the first important Raja was Rudra Pratap Singh (ruled 1501–1531), who also built the palace fortress of Orchha. In 1626 the Principality of Datia was created by dividing the estate . Orchha was neither subjugated by the Mughals nor by the Marathas , but Raja Udwat Singh (1689-1735) had to ask the Marathas for help against the Mughals and in 1732 cede a large part of his land with Jhansi to them. Raja Vikramajit (r. 1776-1817) moved the capital to Tehri ( Tikamgarh ). Orchha was a British protectorate from 1812 to 1947 . Raja Hamir Singh (r. 1848-1874) was elevated to Maharajah in 1865 .
On April 4, 1948, Orchha joined the Princely Union of Vindhya Pradesh and on January 1, 1950, it joined India . On November 1, 1956, all princely states were dissolved and Vindhya Pradesh was incorporated into the state of Madhya Pradesh .
Attractions
The most interesting historical buildings ( Raja Mahal , Chaturbhuj-Mandir etc.) are all located in Orchha, but the 19th century palace in Tikamgarh also deserves attention.
Others
The state had a postal system with its own stamps from 1913 to 1950 .
See also
literature
- William Barton: The princes of India. With a Chapter on Nepal. Nisbet, London 1934, (Reprinted edition. Cosmo, New Delhi 1983).
- Andreas Birken : Philatelic Atlas of British India. CD-ROM. Birken, Hamburg 2004.
- George B. Malleson: An historical sketch of the native states of India. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1875, ( digitized version ).
- Orchhā State. In: The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Volume 19: Nāyakanthatti to Parbhani. New Edition. Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, pp. 241-247 .
- Joseph E. Schwartzberg (Ed.): A historical atlas of South Asia (= Association for Asian Studies. Reference Series. 2). 2nd impression, with additional material. Oxford University Press, New York NY et al. 1992, ISBN 0-19-506869-6 .
