Tikamgarh is a town and tehsil in Tikamgarh district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The city serves as a district headquarters. The earlier name of Tikamgarh was Tehri consisting of three hamlets, forming a rough triangle, which is why there is still a locality in Tikamgarh known as 'Purani Tehri'. Until Indian independence in 1947, Tikamgarh was part of the kingdom of Orchha, which was founded in the 16th century by the Bundeli chief Rudra Pratap Singh, who became the first King of Orch...