Samthar State
Indian princely state
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Samthar State was a 11 gun salute 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. The Samthar State was ruled by Bargujar Rajput clan.[1][2][3][4]
| Samthar State | |||||||||
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| Princely state of British India | |||||||||
| 1760–1947 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Samthar | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 461 km2 (178 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 33,472 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1760 | ||||||||
| 1947 | |||||||||
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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.[5] They received a sanad of adoption in 1862. In 1884 the state had to cede some territories for the construction of the railways.[6] In 1947 it signed Instrument of Accession merging into Union of India in August 1947.[7]
Samthar Fort once the center of governance is still being used as residence by royal family.[8]
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 Deo (s.a.)
- 17 Jun 1896 – 9 Oct 1935 Bir Singh (b. 1864 – d. 1936) (from 3 Jun 1915, Sir Bir Singh)
- 9 Oct 1935 – 1950 Radha Charan Singh (b. 1914 – d. 1972)
- 1972 – Present Ranjeet Singh Judeo Titular