Jejakabhukti

Jejakabhukti was the old name of the Chandela kingdom in Bundelkhand, named after Jayashakti. By 1337, under Viravarman II, its remaining strongholds were Kalinjar and Mahoba.

Chandela rulers faced pressure from the rising Bundelas and other clans. A branch held Kalinjar until its ruler was killed fighting Sher Shah Suri in 1545; the Mahoba line married Princess Durgavati into the Gond royal house of Mandla. She fought the Mughal commander Asaf Khan and killed herself after being wounded in 1564.