[1] Today it is part of Jhansi District in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
Tori Fatehpur State was founded in the Bundelkhand region in 1812 by a descendant of the royal family of Orchha Diwan Rai Singh of Baragaon near Jhansi.
He had eight sons who were granted Jagirs, including Dhurwai, Bijna, and Tori Fatehpur.
[2] Tori Fatehpur is on a hill near Gursarai, about 100 km from Jhansi.
[3] A part royal family started living in a town near Jhansi in the late 1880s after a massive drought and adapted a name “Biswari” for survival.