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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 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 ...
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.
There were 565 princely states when India and Pakistan became independent from Britain in August 1947. The princely states did not form a part of British India (i.e. the presidencies and provinces), as they were not directly under British rule. The larger ones had treaties with Britain that specified which rights the princes had; in the smaller ...
A map of the British Indian Empire in 1909 during the partition of Bengal (1905–1911), showing British India in two shades of pink (coral and pale) and the princely states in yellow. At the turn of the 20th century, British India consisted of eight provinces that were administered either by a governor or a lieutenant-governor.
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 ...
Political subdivisions of the Indian Empire in 1909 with British India (pink) and the princely states (yellow) Before it gained independence in 1947, India (also called the Indian Empire) was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule (British India), and the other consisting of princely states under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over their internal ...
List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of princely states of British India (by region) This page was last edited on 2 February 2025, at 00:28 ...