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. The state was ruled by Khatana clan of Gurjars . Its capital was Samthar town, located in a level plain in the Bundelkhand region crossed by the Pahuj and the Betwa rivers.

Samthar State
Princely state of British India
1760–1950
Coat of arms
Area
• 1901	461 km^2 (178 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	33,472
History
History
• Established	1760
• Accession to the Union of India	1950
Preceded by Succeeded by Maratha Empire India

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 Gurjars of the Khatana clan and had the right to an 11 gun salute.^[3][4]

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)

See also

• Jhansi District

References

1. 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.
2. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 22, p. 24.
3. "Gujjar politics and the Mihir Bhoj controversy". The Times of India. 19 November 2021.
4. Leading Famlies And Officials In The States Of Central India 1935 pg.89

Coordinates: 25°51′N 78°55′E / 25.850°N 78.917°E / 25.850; 78.917