1690–1950 → 1901 93 km (36 sq mi) Date dissolved 1950 | Established 1690 1901 7,099 | |
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Tori Fatehpur (Hindi: टोडी फतेहपुर or टोडी फ़तेहपुर), also known as Tori, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. It was one of the Hasht-Bhaiya Jagirs, under the Bundelkhand Agency of British India. Today it is part of Jhansi District in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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History
Tori Fatehpur State was founded in the Bundelkhand region in 1812 by a descendant of the royal family of Orchha Diwan Rai Singh of Baragaon near Jhansi. He had eight sons who were granted Jagirs, including Dhurwai, Bijna, and Tori Fatehpur.
Tori Fatehpur is on a hill near Gursarai, about 100 km from Jhansi. The fort on the hill is more than 300 years old. After Indian independence, on 1 January 1950, Tori Fatehpur acceded to the Indian Union and was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh.
Rulers
The rulers of Tori Fatehpur were from the Bundela dynasty of Rajputs. They were titled Diwan Saheb. Diwan Saheb Brijendra Singh Ju Deo, born on 11 May 1928, was the last ruling monarch.