Gaurihar State
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|common_name =Gaurihar
|nation = British India
|status_text = Princely State
|era =
|year_start = 1807
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|year_end = 1950
|date_end =
|event_end= Accession to the Indian Union
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|image_map = JaitpurKart.jpg
|image_map_caption = Gaurihar State in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
|stat_area1 =184
|stat_year1 =1901
|stat_pop1 = 7760
|footnotes = Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984
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Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh.{{cite book |title=Princely states of India: a guide to chronology and rulers |author-link=David P. Henige |last=Henige |first=David P. |page=67 |year=2004 |publisher=Orchid Press |isbn=9789745240490 }}
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. The Chiefs of Central India 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.{{cn|date=June 2018}}
===Rulers===
The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'.[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_A-J.html Princely States of India A-J]
- 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)
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.royalfamilyofindia.com/gaurihar/ Gaurihar (Princely State)]
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Category:Princely states of Madhya Pradesh
Category:Tehsils of Madhya Pradesh
Category:1950 disestablishments in India
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