Brief Introduction

Tikamgarh district lies in the northern part of Madhya Pradesh.

It forms the north-western part of the district of Sagar and lies on the Bundelkhand Plateau between the River Jamni, a tributary of Betwa River and Dhasan River. This district is situated in between twenty four degree twenty six minutes and twenty five degree thirty four minutes to the North latitude and between seventy eight degree twenty six minutes and seventy nine degree twenty one minutes to the East longitude. This district in the Madhya Pradesh state has a triangular shape. The northern margin of this district is very irregular. The maximum length of the Tikamgarh district is about one hundred and nineteen kilometers from North to South and the width is about eighty kilometers. The district of Tikamgarh is bounded by the Chhatarpur district to the East, Lalitpur district> of Uttar Pradesh to the West, Jhansi district to the North and Sagar district to the South. The western and Eastern boundaries are formed by two big rivers.

The early history of Tikamgarh district is however not chronicled, though as suggested by the numerous ruins of buildings and other old remains lies scattered at various places, viz Orchha, Garh Kudar, Prithvipur, Barana, Lidhoura, Digora, Mohangarh, Baldeogarh and Tikamgarh, it must be having a glorious past. The district was the part of vast empires successively ruled by the Mauryas, the Sungas and the imperial Guptas. It was in the first quarter of ninth century A.D., that Mannuka founded a new dynasty the Chandella dynasty in this area. Tikamgarh alongwith Khajuraho and Mahoba formed part of extensive Chandella Kingdom. The Khangras also held this region specially around Garh Kundar. The rising power of Bundelas in this region resulted into the downfall of the Khangras. The Orchha records trace the descent of the Bundela Kingdom of Orchha from Garh Kudar chiefs of Benaras Hemkaran, also known as Pancham Bundela. 

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