Gaurihar State
Gaurihar State was a princely state in India, ruling a territory that is now in Madhya Pradesh.
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, and 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
- 1846 – 1877 Rajdhar Rudra Pratap
- 1880 – 14 November 1887 Gajadhar Prasad
- 1888 – 1904 Shamle Prasad
- 1904 – 1932 Pratipal Singh
- 1932 – 1944 Avadhendra Pratap Singh
- 1944 – 1959 Pratap Singh Judev
- 1959 – 1972 Chandrabhan Singh Judev