Kundar

Garh Kundar is a hill fort in Bundelkhand and an early seat of the Bundela chiefs. Before their rise, the Khangar rulers held the surrounding country from this stronghold. Its fortified buildings overlook a rugged landscape east of Jhansi, and the fort became associated with stories of conflict between the Khangars and the family that succeeded them.

The Bundelas made Kundar a centre of their growing power. In the early sixteenth century their ruler Rudra Pratap chose a new site on the Betwa River, founding Orchha and transferring the seat of government there. The move gave the dynasty a new capital, but Kundar remained part of the memory of its origins. Accounts differ on the precise date of the transfer; the older fort nevertheless marks an important stage in the establishment of Bundela rule.