Samthar State was a 11 gun
salute princely state in India during the
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent,
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* lasting from 1858 to 1947.
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* It is also called Crown rule ...
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The state was administered as part of the
Bundelkhand Agency
The Bundelkhand Agency was a political agency of the British Raj, managing the relations of the British government with the protected princely states of the Bundelkhand region.
History
Historical background
The Marathas ceded parts of B ...
of
Central India
Central India refers to a geographical region of India that generally includes the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
The Central Zonal Council, established by the Government of India, includes these states as well as Uttar Prades ...
. Its capital was
Samthar town, located in a level plain in the
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central and North India. It corresponds to the Post-Vedic Chedi kingdom. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Prad ...
region crossed by the
Pahuj and the
Betwa rivers. The Samthar State was ruled by
Bargujar Rajput
Rājpūt (, from Sanskrit ''rājaputra'' meaning "son of a king"), also called Thākur (), is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating fro ...
clan.
The founder was Ranjith Singh who in 1760, profiting from the troubled times of the
Maratha
The Marathi people (; Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-A ...
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.
They received a
sanad of adoption in 1862. In 1884 the state had to cede some territories for the construction of the railways. In 1947 it signed Instrument of Accession merging into Union of India in August 1947.
Samthar Fort once the center of governance is still being used as residence by royal family.
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
See also
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Jhansi District
References
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Princely states of Bundelkhand
Jhansi district
Rajputs
Princely states of Uttar Pradesh
1760 establishments in India
1947 disestablishments in India