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Gaurihar State
Origins
Gaurihar was one of the small Bundelkhand holdings confirmed by British sanads in 1807, after the British established supremacy in the region following the wars with the Marathas.
Rule and society
It was a minor, non-salute state of a few dozen villages. Little else of its history is recorded.
Decline and legacy
After independence Gaurihar was merged into Vindhya Pradesh with the other Bundelkhand states and absorbed by 1950; it lies in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.
Lineage
Gaurihar StateVindhya Pradesh 1948 CE – 1956 CE
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- Gaurihar State was a protectorate of Company rule in India1807 CE – 1858 CE
- Gaurihar State was a protectorate of British Raj1858 CE – 1947 CE
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gaurihar State. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/gaurihar-state
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