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
• Accession to the Indian Union	1950
Succeeded by India
Today part of	India
Malleson, G. B.: An historical sketch of the native states of India, London 1875, Reprint Delhi 1984

Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh.^[1] Gaurihar is a tehsil of Chhatarpur district.^[2]

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.^[3] Gaurihar state was founded in 1807 after a split from Ajaigarh State. Pratap Singh Judev signed the accession to the Indian Union on 1 January 1950. Maharaja Chandra Bhan 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'.^[4]

• 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)