Samthar Town

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This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Samthar Town

Capital of the State of the same name in Cen- tral India, situated in 25 50' N. and 78 55' E., about 8 miles from the Moth station on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway. Population (1901), 8,286. The town, which is often called Shamshergarh, was built in the seventeenth century, and was subsequently reconstructed by Chhatar Singh. It contains the Raja's palace, a jail, a post office, and a hospital.