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The Princely States of India: A Chronological Checklist of Their Rulers, by David P. Henige. Published by Borgo Press, 1997. ISBN 0-89370-325-7. Constitutional Development in the Indian Princely States, by Ranjana Kaul. Published by UBS Publishers Distributors, 1998. ISBN 81-259-0511-1. The Maharaja & the Princely States of India, by Sharada ...
The states are listed alphabetically; this list complements the list of princely states of British India, which is arranged by region and agency. Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borders have changed significantly, even entities (provinces, principalities) split, merged, renamed, etc .
The following lists of princely states of (British) India have been compiled: Flags of Indian princely states; List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of princely states of British India (by region)
A princely state (also called native state) was a nominally sovereign [1] entity of British Raj that was not directly governed by the the British, but rather by an indigenous ruler under a form of indirect rule, [2] subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British Crown.
The eight Part B states were former princely states or groups of princely states, governed by a rajpramukh, who was usually the ruler of a constituent state, and an elected legislature. The rajpramukh was appointed by the President of India. The Part B states were:
Many parts of Northern regions of the Indian subcontinent were ruled as sovereign or princely states by various clans consisting of Jats. [ 1 ] Statue of Maharaja Suraj Mal founder of the Bharatpur State Portrait of Maharaja Ranjit Singh founder of the Sikh Empire
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) M. Sultanate of the Maldive Islands; S. Subsidiary alliance This page was last edited on 17 November 2024 ...
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