Sant State

Sant State
સંત રિયાસત
Princely State of British India
1255–1948

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History
  Established 1255
  Accession to the Union of India 1948
Area
  1901 1,020 km2 (394 sq mi)
Population
  1901 39,956 
Density 39.2 /km2  (101.5 /sq mi)
Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

Sant State, also known as Sant-Rampur State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj.

History

The state was founded in 1255 and had its capital in Santrampur. It was a 9 gun salute state belonging to the Rewa Kantha Agency of the Bombay Presidency.[1]

Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union on 10 June 1948.[2]

Rulers

The rulers of Sant belonged to the Parmar dynasty. They were titled "Rana" from ca 1870 onward.[3]

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References

Coordinates: 23°11′22″N 73°53′34″E / 23.18947°N 73.8928°E / 23.18947; 73.8928

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