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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 .
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 ...
In 1937, the Congress won in most parts of British India (not including the princely states) in the provincial 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 ...
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: Hyderabad (formerly Hyderabad Princely State),
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.
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 ...
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