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With the withdrawal of the British from the Indian subcontinent, in 1947, the Indian Independence Act provided that the hundreds of princely states which had existed alongside but outside British India were released from all their subsidiary alliances and other treaty obligations to the British, while at the same time the British withdrew from their treaty obligations to defend the states and ...
In 1952, the four princely states in the southwest formed the Baluchistan States Union. In 1955, the One Unit policy was launched by then- Prime Minister Muhammad Ali Bogra , whereby all the provinces and princely states of the western wing were merged to form the provincial wing of West Pakistan , with Lahore serving as its provincial capital.
Princely states of British India which acceded to Pakistan rather than India The main article for this category is Princely states of Pakistan . See also: Category:Princely states of India
The princely states were also given only two choices, the choice to formally accede to the Dominion of Pakistan or Dominion of India, depending on their geographical location. These princely states were eventually abolished and integrated into the federation (see Former administrative units of Pakistan and Political integration of India).
"A Princely Affair: The Accession and Integration of the Princely States of Pakistan, 1947–1955". Oxford University Press Pakistan. ISBN 9780199407361; Bhagavan, Manu. "Princely States and the Hindu Imaginary: Exploring the Cartography of Hindu Nationalism in Colonial India" Journal of Asian Studies, (Aug 2008) 67#3 pp 881–915 in JSTOR
Princely states of Pakistan (2 C, 25 P) Q. Quasi-princely estates of India (1 C, 19 P) S. Salute states (6 P) ... List of princely states of British India ...
East Bengal / East Pakistan (1947–1971): Dacca; Federally Administered Tribal Areas (1947-2018): Miranshah/Parachinar; Federal Capital Territory (1947–1960): no specific capital but theoretically Saddar, Karachi; West Pakistan (1955–1970): Lahore; Princely states. Amb (princely state) (1947–1969): Amb
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