Tikamgarh
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Tikamgarh Tehri |
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Tikamgarh Palace
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| Coordinates: 24°44′50″N 78°51′00″E / 24.74722°N 78.85000°ECoordinates: 24°44′50″N 78°51′00″E / 24.74722°N 78.85000°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Region | Bundelkhand |
| Division | Sagar |
| District | Tikamgarh |
| Named for | Krishna as Teekam |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipality |
| • Chairman | Laxmi-Rakesh Giri (BJP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 349.170 m (1,145.571 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 79,106 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Bundeli, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 472001 (HPO) |
| Telephone code | 91 7683 |
| Vehicle registration | MP-36 |
| Coastline | 0 kilometres (0 mi) |
| Sex ratio | 911♂/♀ |
| Literacy | 85.02% |
| Distance from New Delhi | 500 kilometres (310 mi) N (land) |
| Website | tikamgarh |
Tikamgarh ( टीकमगढ़ ) is a town and a tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was 'Tehri' (i.e., a triangle) consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle. In Tikamgarh town there is locality still known as 'Purani Tehri' (Old Tehri). Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh, formerly called Tehri, was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orchha. In 1783 the capital of the state was moved to Tehri, about 40 miles south of Orchha, which was home to the fort of Tikamgarh, and the town eventually took the name of the fort. The district is famous for the old fort of Kundar known as Garh Kundar, which was built by Khangars and remained the capital of kshatriya Khangar rulers from 1180 to 1347.
The district is named after its headquarter, Tikamgarh. The original name of the town was Tehri. In 178000, the ruler of Orchha Vikramajit (1776–1817) shifted his capital from Orchha to Tehri and renamed it Tikamgarh (Tikam is one of the names of Krishna).
The area covered by this district was part of the Princely State of Orchha till its merger with the Indian Union. The Orchha state was founded by Rudra Pratap in 1501. After merger, it became one of the eight districts of Vindhya Pradesh state in 1948. Following the reorganization of states on 1 November 1956 it became a district of the newly carved Madhya Pradesh
Orchha was founded in the 1501 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. He died in an attempt to save a cow from a lion. The Chaturbhuj Temple was built, during the time of Akbar, by the Queen of Orchha, while Raj Mandir was built by 'Madhukar Shah ju Dev' during his reign, 1554 to 1591.
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