Rudra Pratap Singh Bundela (r. 1501–1531) was the founder and first

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of the kingdom that became the

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Orchha Orchha is a town, near city of Niwari in Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. The town was established by rajput ruler Rudra Pratap Singh some time after 1501, as the seat of an eponymous former princely state of covering parts of ...

, India, during the

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. His name is sometimes spelled Rudrapratap Singh and his last name, Bundela, is often omitted. He reigned between 1501–1531, during which time he built the fort at what is now the town of

, on the banks of the river

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. He moved his capital from

Garh Kundar Garh Kundar (also spelled Gadhkudhar) is a small village in the city of Tikamgarh, Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh. It has been named so after the splendid fort, or "Garh", of Kundar located here. From 925 to 1507 AD, Garh Kundar fort witness ...

to that town in 1531 and died in the same year.

References

{{reflist 1531 deaths 16th-century Indian monarchs History of Madhya Pradesh Bundelkhand Rajput rulers