Gaurihar State

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

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. 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 Pratap Singh Judev was the last ruler of Gaurihar state.

Rulers
The rulers bore the title 'Sardar Sawai' and from 1859 the title 'Rao'.
 * 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)