Samthar 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 Samshergarh 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]

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Samthar State
Princely state of British India
1760–1950
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CapitalSamthar
Area 
 1901
461 km2 (178 sq mi)
Population 
 1901
33,472
History 
 Established
1760
1950
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Maratha Empire
India
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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]


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

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