Chhatarpur was founded in 1785 and is named after leader
Chhatrasal, the founder of
Bundelkhand region, and contains his
cenotaph. The state was ruled by his descendants until 1785. At that time the
Pawar clan of the
Rajputs took control of Chhatarpur. The state was guaranteed to
Kunwar Sone Singh Pawar in 1806 by the
British Raj. In 1854 Chhatarpur would have lapsed to the British government for want of direct heirs under the
doctrine of lapse, but was conferred on Jagat Raj as a special act of grace.
Rajas • 1785–1816 Kunwar Sone Shah (d. 1816) • 1816–1854 Partab Singh (d. 1854) • 1854–1867 Jaghat Singh (b. 1846 – d. 1867) • 1867–1895 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932)
Maharajas • (4 May 1649 – 20 December 1731)
Maharaja Chhatrasal • 1895–1932 Vishvanath Singh (b. 1866 – d. 1932) • 1932–1947 Bhawani Singh (b. 1921 – d. 2006) After the independence of India in 1947, the Rajas of Chhatarpur acceded to India, and Chhatarpur, together with the rest of Bundelkhand, became part of the Indian state of
Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh was later merged into the state of
Madhya Pradesh in 1956. ==Geography==