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In principle, the princely states had internal autonomy, while by treaty the British Crown had suzerainty and was responsible for the states' external affairs. In practice, while the states were indeed ruled by potentates with a variety of titles, the British still had considerable influence.
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 .
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign [1] entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, [2] subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Pages in category "Princely states of Gujarat" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
They established the Eastern States Union in the same year. Their aim was to establish a unit that would be large enough to exist as a separate state within the Indian Union. [5] But the union failed and the former Orissa Tributary States, except the Oriya speaking princely states of Saraikela and Kharsawan, were integrated into the state of ...