Place:Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India

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NameOrchha
TypeTown
Coordinates25.35°N 78.633°E
Located inMadhya Pradesh, India
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Orchha (or Urchha) is a town 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 central & north India, in the Bundelkhand region. Orchha lies on the Betwa River, 80 km from Tikamgarh & 15 km from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.

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Orchha was founded in 1531 (the 16th century AD) by the Bundela chief, Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha, (r. 1501–1531) and also built the Fort of Orchha. The Chaturbhuj Temple was built by the queen of Orchha, Ganesh Kunwar (गणेश कुँवर), while Raj Mandir was built by 'Raja Madhukar Shah' during his reign, 1554 to 1591. Orchha was captured by imperial forces of the Mughal Army led by Prince Aurangzeb in October 1635.

File:Ram Raja Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India.jpg
Ram Raja Temple
File:Royal Chhatris on the bank of Betwa River.jpg
Royal Chhatris
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Purana Mandir
File:Orchha Fort and Bridge.jpg
Orchha Fort complex
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