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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 .
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 or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign [1] entity of British India that was not directly governed by the Indian Government, but rather by a ruler under a form of indirect rule, [2] subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the Crown of India.
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Articles related to the princely states of India, nominally sovereign entities of the British Indian Empire that were not directly governed by the British, but rather by Indian rulers under a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown.
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