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Before the partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India. [1] These were not part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which were under direct British administration, but rather under indirect rule, subject to subsidiary alliances.
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 .
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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)
Native -, i.e. princely states in present Gujarat state, western India, generally once in the colonial charge of either Baroda and Gujarat States Agency or Western India States Agency (each having precursors)
The largest of these were Jeypore Estate which was the largest amongst all zamindaris in the Presidency with an area of 12,000 square miles (31,000 km 2), Vizianagaram with 2,970 square miles (7,700 km 2), Ramnad, Ganapur and Sivaganga, Ramnad and Sivaganga being demoted princely states, were larger in size than the princely states of Cochin or ...
Travancore–Cochin (formerly Travancore Princely State and Cochin Princely State). The ten Part C states included both the former chief commissioners' provinces and some princely states, and each was governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the President of India. The Part C states were: Ajmer (formerly Ajmer-Merwara Province),
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