Chhatarpur

Chhatarpur lies on the Bundelkhand plateau and takes its name from the Bundela ruler Chhatrasal. In the early eighteenth century the surrounding country formed part of his kingdom of Panna. After his death, disputes among his successors divided the region into smaller states. In 1785 Kunwar Sone Shah Ponwar seized the Chhatarpur estate from his young master Hira Singh and founded a state with its seat at Chhatarpur.