Today Bundela dynasty is synonmous to Orchha as it was parent state of kingdom. It was Bundela dynasty on whch this whole region was named as Bundelkhand region. They are Rajput clan and in local diety they called themselves derived from drop of blood offered to Vindhya Vasini godess. In Hindi language one drop is termed as Boond thus they derived the word Bundela from Boond word. In past this whole region was part of Chedi kingdom and these rulers are believed to be drived from same kingdom. They are called from Suryavanshi Bundela clan.
There is long list of rulers in Bundela dynasty but popular history is different from actual history. Earlier they were ruling from Garh Kudar thus this place were the capital city. Later in 16th century they shifted to Orchha and made there capital township. After shifting to Orchha, they gained more prominence in the region and hold this place for a long period of time.
| Rulers | Ruling Period | Description |
| Pancham Singh | 1048 - 1071 CE | |
| Virbhadra Singh | 1071 - 1087 CE | |
| Karanpal Singh | 1087 - 1112 CE | |
| Kinnar Shah | 1112 - 1130 CE | |
| Shaukan Dev | 1130 - 1152 CE | |
| Nanak Dev | 1152 - 1159 CE | |
| Mohanpal Singh | 1159 - 1197 CE | |
| Abhaybhupati Singh | 1197 - 1215 CE | |
| Arjunpal | 1215 - 1231 CE | |
| Virpal | 1231 - 1351 CE | |
| Sohalpal | 1251 - 1259 CE | |
| Sahjendra Singh | 1259 - 1283 CE | |
| Nanak Dev II | 1283 - 1307 CE | |
| Prithviraj Singh | 1307 - 1339 CE | |
| Ram Singh | 1339 - 1375 CE | |
| Ramchandra Singh | 1375 - 1384 CE | |
| Mednepal Singh | 1384 - 1437 CE | |
| Arjun Dev | 1437 - 1468 CE | |
| Malkhan Singh | 1468 - 1501 CE | |
| Rudra Pratap | 1501 - 1531 CE | |
| Bharti Chand | 1531 - 1554 CE | |
| Madhukar Shah | 1554 - 1592 CE | |
| Ram Shah | 1592 - 1605 CE | |
| Bir Singh Deo | 1605 - 1627 CE | |
| Jhujhar Singh | 1627 - 1635 CE | |
| Devi Singh | 1635 - 1641 CE | |
| Pahar Singh | 1641 - 1653 CE | |
| Sujan Singh | 1635 - 1672 CE | |
| Indramani Singh | 1672 - 1675 CE | |
| Jaswant Singh | 1675 - 1684 CE | |
| Bhagwat Singh | 1684 - 1689 CE | |
| Udwat Singh | 1689 - 1735 CE | |
| Prithvi Singh | 1735 - 1752 CE | |
| Sanwant Singh | 1752 - 1765 CE | |
| Hati Singh | 1765 - 1768 CE | |
| Man Singh | 1768 - 1775 CE | |
| Bharti Chand | 1775 - 1776 CE | |
| Vikramjit | 1776 - 1817 CE | |
| Dharam Pal | 1817 - 1834 CE | |
| Tej Singh | 1834 - 1842 CE | |
| Sujan Singh II | 1842 - 1848 CE | |
| Hamir Singh | 1848 - 1874 CE | |
| Pratap Singh Bahadur Ju Deo | 1874 - 1930 CE | |
| Vir Singh Ju Deo Bahadur | 1930 - 1956 CE |
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