Samthar State
Princely state of India
| Samthar State Samshergarh | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princely state of British India | |||||||||
| 1735–1950 | |||||||||
 Flag  Coat of arms | |||||||||
 Samthar map | |||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
• 1901 | 461 km2 (178 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1901 | 33,472 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1735 | ||||||||
• Accession to the Union of India | 1950 | ||||||||
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Samthar State was a princely state established in 1735 by Ranjit Singh in India during the British Raj.[1] The state was administered as part of the Bundelkhand Agency of Central India. The state was ruled by Khatana clan of Gurjars and was entitled to a 13 gun salute.[2][3] Its capital, known then as Samshergarh, is located in a level plain in the Bundelkhand region crossed by the Pahuj and the Betwa Rivers.
History
Forts
Rulers
The list of rulers of Samthar state is following as:[4]
- Raja Ranjit Singh 1735_1745
- Raja Madan Singh 1745_1780
- Raja Vishnu Singh 1780_1805
- Raja Devi Singh 1805_1815
- Ranjit Singh ll 1815_1827
- Ranjit Singh III 1827_1850
- Raja Hinduput Singh 1850_1865
- Raja Chhatar Singh Deo 1865_1896
- Raja Bir Singh Judeo 1896_1935
- Radha Charan Singh 1935_1950
Eldest son of the last Maharaja of Samthar State Maharaja Radha Charan Singh, Raja Ranjeet Singh Judeo was elected to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly for 7 times from Garautha Assembly constituency.
See also
References
- ^ Memoranda On The Indian States 1939 (Page_82). India: Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi. 1939. p. 82.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Memoranda On The Indian States 1939 (Page_81 & 82). India: Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi. 1939. p. 82.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Reed, Sir Stanley (1938). Indian and Pakistan Year Book and Who's who. Bennett, Coleman.
- ^ Memoranda on the Indian States, 1940 (corrected Up to the 1st January 1940). (Page_82). Manager of Publications. 1940. p. 82.
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Former princely states in Central India
- Alipura
- Bhadaura
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- Beri (Bundelkhand)
- Bhaisaunda
- Bihat
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- Lugasi
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- Mohammadgarh
- Nagod(h)(e)
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