Samthar State
Samthar State was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency of Central India. Its capital was Samthar town, located in a level plain in the Bundelkhand region crossed by the Pahuj and the Betwa rivers.
| Samthar State सम्थार | |||||||||
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| Princely state of British India | |||||||||
| 1760–1950 | |||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 461 km2 (178 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 33,472 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1760 | ||||||||
| 1950 | |||||||||
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The founder was Ranjith Singh who in 1760, profiting from the troubled times of the Maratha invasion, proclaimed his state independent and was acknowledged as a Raja by the Marathas. In 1817 Samthar was recognized as a state by the British [1].They received a sanad of adoption in 1862. In 1884 the state had to cede some territories for the construction of the railways.[2]
Rulers
The ruling dynasty were Gurjar of Khatana clan also known as Bargujars and had the right to an 11 gun salute.[3]
Rajas
- 1817 - 1827 Ranjit Singh II (d. 1827)
- 1827 - 1864 Hindupat Singh (b. 1823 - d. 1890)
- 1858 - 3 Feb 1865 Rani .... (f) -Regent
- 3 Feb 1865 - 1877 Chhatar Singh (b. 1843 - d. 1896)
Maharajas
- 1877 - 16 Jun 1896 Chhatar Singh (s.a.)
- 17 Jun 1896 - 9 Oct 1935 Bir Singh (b. 1864 - d. 1936) (from 3 Jun 1915, Sir Bir Singh)
- 9 Oct 1935 – 15 Aug 1947 Radha Charan Singh (b. 1914 - d. 1972)
- 15 Aug 1947- Present Ranjeet Singh Judev
See also
References
- Sir Roper Lethbridge (2005). The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled Or Decorated of the Indian Empire. Aakar Books. pp. 475–. ISBN 978-81-87879-54-1.
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 24.
- Leading Famlies And Officials In The States Of Central India 1935 pg.89
