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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. Furthermore ...
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)
In 1937, the Congress won in most parts of India (excluding the princely states) in the 1937 state elections, and started to intervene in the affairs of the states. [4] In the same year, Gandhi played a major role in proposing a federation involving a union between British India and the princely states, with an Indian central government.
Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; List of princely states of India (alphabetical)
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.
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