Bundelkhand

Bundelkhand anciently known as Chedi Kingdom (Bundeli, Hindi: बुन्देलखण्ड, Urdu: بندیل کھنڈ‎; got its name from Bundela Rajputs until the 16th century, during the rule of Chandel Rajputs later on by Bundela Rajputs, known as Jaijak bhukti or Jejaka bhukti) is a geographic region of central India. The region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lying in the latter.

The major towns are Jhansi, Banda, Chitrakoot, Datia, Tikamgarh, Rath, Lalitpur, Sagar, Damoh, Orai, Panna, Hamirpur, Mahoba, Narsinghpur and Chhatarpur.Bundelkhand's most well known place, however, is Khajuraho which has a number of 10th century sculptures devoted to fine-living and eroticism. The mines of Panna have been famous for magnificent diamonds; and a very large one dug from the last was kept in the fort of Kalinjar.