Maharaja Chhatrasal was born in 1649, a mediaeval Indian warrior of the Bundela dynasty who battled against the Mughal Empire to create his own kingdom in Bundelkhand.
Maharaja Chhatrasal (May 4, 1649 – December 20, 1731) was a mediaeval Indian warrior of the Bundela Rajput tribe who battled against Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb and formed his own kingdom in Bundelkhand, becoming the founder of Panna State. Chhatrasal was born on May 4, 1649, in Kachar Kachnai, to Champat Rai and Lal Kunwar. He was a descendant of Orchha's Rudra Pratap. His forefathers were Mughal emperor's vassals. He was the father of Mastani, his daughter from his marriage to his Indian Muslim wife, Ruhaani Bai. Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and its eponymous district are named after Chhatrasal. Several locations in Chhatarpur are named after him, notably the Maharaja Chhatrasal Museum.
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