British administered India in red and the princely states coloured green List of princely states of India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from List of Indian Princely States) Before the Partition of India in 1947, 562 of Princely States, also called Native States, existed in India which were not part of British India. These were the parts of the Indian subcontinent which had not been conquered or annexed by the British but were subject to subsidiary alliances. Things moved quickly after the partition of British India in 1947. By the end of 1949, all of the states except Sikkim had chosen to accede to one of the newly independent states of India or Pakistan or else had been conquered and annexed. Contents ◾ 1 Outline ◾ 2 Indian Princely States at the time of independence on 15 August 1947 ◾ 2.1 Individual residencies ◾ 2.2 Baluchistan Agency ◾ 2.3 Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency (Maratha) ◾ 2.4 Gwalior Residency (Maratha) ◾ 2.5 Madras Presidency ◾ 2.6 North-west Frontier States Agency ◾ 2.7 Gilgit Agency ◾ 2.8 Province of Sind ◾ 2.9 Punjab state agency ◾ 2.10 States of the Rajasthan Agency ◾ 2.11 Gujarat States Agency and Baroda Residency ◾ 2.12 States of Central India Agency (Maratha and Rajput) ◾ 2.13 States of the Eastern States Agency ◾ 3 See also ◾ 4 Notes Outline Main article: Princely states of India Page 1 of 17 List of princely states of India - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 15-Jul-13 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_Princely_States
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British administered India in red and the princely states coloured green
List of princely states of IndiaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from List of Indian Princely States)
Before the Partition of India in 1947, 562 of Princely States, also called Native States, existed in India which were not part of British India. These were the parts of the Indian subcontinent which had not been conquered or annexed by the British but were subject to subsidiary alliances.
Things moved quickly after the partition of British India in 1947. By the end of 1949, all of the states except Sikkim had chosen to accede to one of the newly independent states of India or Pakistan or else had been conquered and annexed.
Contents
◾ 1 Outline◾ 2 Indian Princely States at the time of independence on 15 August 1947
◾ 2.1 Individual residencies◾ 2.2 Baluchistan Agency◾ 2.3 Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency (Maratha)◾ 2.4 Gwalior Residency (Maratha)◾ 2.5 Madras Presidency◾ 2.6 North-west Frontier States Agency◾ 2.7 Gilgit Agency◾ 2.8 Province of Sind◾ 2.9 Punjab state agency◾ 2.10 States of the Rajasthan Agency◾ 2.11 Gujarat States Agency and Baroda Residency◾ 2.12 States of Central India Agency (Maratha and Rajput)◾ 2.13 States of the Eastern States Agency
◾ 3 See also◾ 4 Notes
Outline
Main article: Princely states of India
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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, such as Chhatrapati, Maharaja, Raja, Nawab, Baig, Khan, Nizam or Mirza the British had considerable influence.
By the time of the departure of the British in 1947, only four of the largest of the states still had their own British Resident, a diplomatic title for advisors present in the states' capitals, while most of the others were grouped together into Agencies, such as the Central India Agency, the Deccan States Agency, and the Rajputana Agency.
From 1920, the states were represented in the Chamber of Princes, which held its meetings in New Delhi.
The most important states were ranked among the salute states.
By the Indian Independence Act 1947, the British gave up their suzerainty of the states and left each of them free to choose whether to join one of the newly independent countries of India and Pakistan or to remain outside them. For a short time, some of the rulers explored the possibility of a federation of the states separate from either, but this came to nothing. Most of the states then decided to accede to India or to Pakistan, while others which held out for remaining independent were later invaded by India, such as Junagadh (1947–1948), Hyderabad on 18 September 1948, Bilaspur on 12 October 1948, and Bhopal on 1 May 1949. Travancore also chose to remain an independent country.
In Jammu and Kashmir, a state with a Muslim majority but a Hindu ruler, the Maharaja hoped to remain independent but acceded to India on 27 October 1947 at the outset of the invasion of Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistan — leading to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
On 31 March 1948, Kalat acceded to Pakistan, although the brother of the Khan led a rebellion against this decision.
The last remaining independent state, Sikkim, was incorporated into India on 16 May 1975, following a referendum in which the people of Sikkim overwhelmingly voted for this.
Indian Princely States at the time of independence on 15 August 1947
Individual residencies
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Princely States of the North-West Frontier States Agency. Agencies included the Dir Swat and Chitral Agency and the Deputy Commissioner of Hazara acting as the Political Agent for Amb and Phulra.
Name of state British Resident or Agent Now part of Last or present ruler
Amb Princely State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nawab Muhammad Saeed Khan
Chitral Princely State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
H.H. Mehtar Saif-ul-Mulk Nasir
Dir Princely State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Muhammad Shah Khosru Khan
Phulra Princely State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Khan Ata Muhammed Khan
Swat Princely State Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Miangul Abdul-Haqq Jahanzib
Gilgit Agency
The States of Hunza and Nagar and many feudal Jagirs (Puniyal, Shigar, etc.) in the Gilgit Agency were tributary to the Maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir.
Name of state British Resident or Agent Now part of Last or present ruler
Hunza Gilgit Agency Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan Mohammad Jamal Khan
H.H. Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Ravi Raj Singhji Bahadur, Maharaja of Bikaner and Head of the Royal House of Bikaner.
Bundi Princely State Rajasthan, IndiaCol. HH Maharao Raja Shri Bahadur Singhji Bahadur
◾ List of Indian princely states (alphabetical)◾ Maratha Empire◾ Rajputana
Notes
Sources
◾ Flags of Indian Princely States (http://flagspot.net/flags/in-princ.html)
Further reading
◾ The Relationship Between the Indian Princely States and the Indian Central Government, 1921-1933, by Harry Dunseth Wood. Published by University of Chicago, 1951.
◾ The Paramount Power and the Princely States of India, 1858-1881, by Ajit K. Neogy. Published by K. P. Bagchi, 1974.
◾ Rajahs and Prajas: An Indian Princely State, Then and Now, by S. Devadas Pillai. Published by Popular Prakashan, 1976.
◾ Princely States and the Paramount Power, 1858-1876: A Study on the Nature of Political Relationship Between the British Government and the Indian State, by Mihir Kumar Ray. Rajesh Publications, 1981.
◾ Documents and Speeches on the Indian Princely States, by Adrian Sever. Published by B.R. Pub. Corp., 1985.
◾ The Late Pre-colonial Background to the Indian Princely States, by Richard B Barnett. Published by Centre for South Asian Studies, University of Punjab, 1988.
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◾ Indian Princely Medals: A Record of the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Indian Princely States, by Tony McClenaghan. Published by Spantech & Lancer, 1996. ISBN 1-897829-19-1.
◾ British Policy Towards Princely States of India: Seminar Entitled "British Policy Towards North Indian Princely States" : Selected Papers, by R P Vyas. Published by Rajasthan-Vidya Prakashan, 1992.
◾ The Princely States of India: A Chronological Checklist of Their Rulers, by David P. Henige. Published by Borgo Press, 1997. ISBN 0-89370-325-7.
◾ Constitutional Development in the Indian Princely States, by Ranjana Kaul. Published by UBS Publishers Distributors, 1998. ISBN 81-259-0511-1.
◾ The Maharaja & the Princely States of India, by Sharada Dwivedi. Published by Lustre Press, 1999. ISBN 81-7436-081-6.
◾ Illustrated Encyclopaedia & Who's who of Princely States in Indian Sub-continent, by J. C. Dua. Published by Kaveri Books, 2000. ISBN 81-7479-036-5.
◾ The Golden Book of India: A Genealogical and Biographical Dictionary of the Ruling Princes, Chiefs, Nobles, and Other Personages, Titled or Decorated, of the Indian Empire, by Sir Roper Lethbridge. Adamant Media Corporation, 2001. ISBN 1-4021-9328-9.
◾ True Tales of British India & the Princely States: & The Princely States, by Michael Wise. Published by In Print, 1993. ISBN 1-873047-06-1.
◾ Princely States of India: A Guide to Chronology and Rulers, by David P. Henige. Published by Orchid Press, 2006. ISBN 974-524-049-4.
◾ India's Princely States: People, Princes and Colonialism, by Waltraud Ernst, Biswamoy Pati. Published by Routledge, 2007. ISBN 0-415-41541-1.
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