The Bundelas trace their descent from the Gaharwar Rajputs of Benaras. The Gaharwars are invariably connected with the rule of Benaras. The Bundela Rajputs an offshoot of Gaharwar Rajputs came to Bundelkhand in 1048 A.D. when Muslim armies evicted the Rajputs from the Ganga Valley.
Raja Rudrapratap. In 1501 A.D. he shifted the capital to Orchha and thus began the history of Orchha.
His son Raja Madhukar Shah - I was religiously inclined and converted his palace into a temple. In this temple Lord Rama is worshipped as the eternal king and is known as Ram Raja Temple.
Maharaja Bir Singh Deo I (1605- 1627) - was a contemporary of Mughal Emperor Jahangir. He was rewarded for killing Abul Fazal, the Prime Minister of Jahangir's father Akbar and was made Raja of Orchha in 1605. As ruler he built the Twin forts of Orchha and Datia. He completed the Chaturbhuj temple and built Jahangir Mahal in the fort at Orchha. This is what Emperor Jahangir said in his entry in the Jahangirnama dated March 12th 1623 A.D. 'I honored Raja Bir Singh Deo, than whom there is no greater Amir among the Rajputs with the title of Maharaja and I promoted his son Jograj to the rank of 2000/1000'.
However the next generation Raja Jujhar Singh and his son Vikramajit were beheaded by Khan Dawran on the orders of Emperor Shahjahan. The Padshahnama manuscript from The Royal Library Windsor Castle has two pictures pertaining to Orchha.
Raja Jujhar Singhs brother Raja Pahar Singh, 1641-1653 served with the Mughal Forces in the Deccan and is reputed to have built Sunehri Mahal in Aurangabad. It now houses the museum in Aurangabad.
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Rooms
The Bundelkhand Riverside consists of 29 Bedrooms, 17 of which are river facing. The Guest Rooms are large (22 Ft by 20 Ft) with attached bathrooms and fireplaces.
All Bathrooms (8 Ft by 10 Ft) have a Bidet in them. The Fire Places can be lit in the winter months between November and February. All rooms have an air conditioner and phone facility'.
