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'''Alternative spelling'''<br>{{Locations_Infobox|presidency=[[Bengal]]|image=|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=30.97,76.99&z=10&t=h&hl=en 30.97°N 76.99°E] |altitude= 1,265 m (4,150 ft)|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabathu, SabhathuSabathu]|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh Himachal Pradesh]|country=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India]}}
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabathu Sabathu] Wikipedia
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This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/1998-09/0904716348 post] advises that '''Subathu''', together with [[Kasauli]] and [[Dagshai]], were hill depots created by the British Army in the mid-19th c for the families and some of the troops to escape to in the hot weather which was so unhealthy in the plains. They are on the ridges of wooded hills about 20 kms into the Himalayas on the road between Chandigarh and Simla. [[Kasauli]] is the major town in the area.
A photograph of a plaque in a link below advises that Subathu was established as a Military Garrison (6th Native Infantry) in 1815 to oppose the forces of General Amar Singh Thapa located at Maulan Fort. In the olden days the route to [[Simla]] was via Subathu
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Modern name: Sabathu
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Variants: Subathu/Sabhathu
==External links==
*[http://himachaltourism.gov.in/post/Churches-and-cemeteries-of-Himachal-Pradesh.aspx Churches and Cemeteries of Himachal Pradesh] from Himachal Tourism has sections on Subathu, [[Kasauli]] , and [[Dagshai]], in addition to [[Simla]] and other towns
*[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050328/himachal.htm#9 Historical cemetery faces neglect] The Tribune Monday, March 28, 2005, Chandigarh
