*Integrating of 550 + Princely States 1947 with India*
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It is common for people to talk of some 550+ Princely States of India. That is a fiction. It does not represent the reality on the ground. It does not even represent the members of the states who were part of the Chamber of Princes. Read on:
The British ruled India with two administrative systems: British Provinces and Indian "princely" states; about 60% of the territory of the Indian sub-continent were provinces and 40%
were princely states. Provinces were British territories directly administered by the colonial government of British India. Princely states were states with native rulers which had entered into treaty relations with the British by treaty (in case of the 40 important states, as of 1947) or by short declaration (sanad).
Except for some states that were extinguished by the middle of the 19th century (such as Arkat, Assam, Awadh, Jhansi, Kangra, Kannanur, Kodagu, Kozhikode, Kullu, Nagpur, Pañjab, Satara, Surat, Tanjur, Utkala), this record contains those Indian ("princely") states that existed after the end of the East India Company rule in 1858 and acceded to India with effective date on or after 15 Aug 1947. This list is selective, there were roughly 584 states when Britain granted the Indian independence on 15 Aug 1947; about 262 are listed here (not listed are most of the small Gujarat states). Rulers of 118 states (113 in modern India, 4 in Pakistan, plus Sikkim) were entitled to gun salutes. Number of guns indicated rank of the ruler (hereditary number of guns as of 1947 noted below under each state. The states continued after their accession to India until their "integration" (merger into larger provinces/states or in case of 9 states becoming provinces/states on their own) at various dates from Jan 1948 to Jan 1950 (Jammu and Kashmir in 1952). Personal privileges of former rulers were abolished in 1971.
However, only "states" are included; "estates" (jagir), "estate revenue grants" (thikana), and "land grants" (zamindari) are excluded, no matter how prominent and/or titled their their jagirdars, thakurs, or zamindars were. It appears though that before 1858 the British did not clearly distinguish between states and estates. An exception is made for eight estates in direct relations with the British as of 1947 that were not part of the British India provinces. Obsolete but once official English-language names of the polities are given in parentheses, i.e., Awadh (Oudh). The princely states of India entered into protectorate/tributary relations with Britain by the end of the 19th century, where exact dates are known they are noted. The phrase "British India" is used for U.K. colonial possessions even before 1858, for brevity.
British (and Indian) local political officers (residents, agents, commissioners) usually were in charge of multiple states, they are recorded under the state where they had their office or under one of largest states. The Residents and Agents to the Governor-General (AGGs) were political officers of the highest rank (almost all of them are recorded in this record), the Political Agents and others (their record is selective) ranked below the Residents and AGGs, and were subordinated to the Residents or AGGs or the provincial governors, representing the Governor-General.
Here is a list of Princely States of India
1. Ajaygarh (Ajaigarh)
2. Akkalkot
3. Alipura
4. Ali Rajpur
5. Alwar
6. Amarnagar (Thana Devli)
7. Ambaliara (Ambalaria)
8. Angul
9. Arkat (Arcot)
10. Assam
11. Athgarh
12. Athmallik (Athmalik)
13. Aundh
14. Avuku
15. Awadh (Oudh)
16. Baghal
17. Baghat
18. Bajana
19. Balasinor
20. Balsan (Balson)
21. Bamra
22. Banaras (Benares)
23. Banda
24. Banganapalle
25. Bangahal
26. Bangala
27. Banka Pahari
28. Bansda
29. Banswara
30. Baoni
31. Baramba
32. Baraundha Pathar Kachhar
33. Bariya (Baria)
34. Baroda
35. Barwani
36. Bashahr
37. Basoda
38. Basohli
39. Bastar
40. Baudh
41. Beja
42. Beri (Beri
43. Bundelkhand)
44. Bhadrawa (Bhadrawah)
45. Bhaisaunda
46. Bhajji
47. Bharatpur
48. Bhavnagar
49. Bhopal
50. Bhor
51. Bhutan
52. Bihat
53. Bijawar
54. Bijna
55. Bikanir (Bikaner)
56. Bilaspur
57. Bilkha
58. Bonai
59. Bundi
60. Chamba
61. Chanderi
62. Chang Bhakar
63. Charkhari
64. Chhatarpur
65. Chhota Udaipur
66. Chhuikadan (Chhuikhadan)
67. Chota Nagpur
68. Chuda (Chura)
69. Cochin (Kochin)
70. Cooch Behar (Koch Bihar)
71. Coorg (Kodagu)
72. Cutch (Kachh)
73. Dangs
74. Danta
75. Daphlapur (Daflepur)
76. Darkoti
77. Daspalla
78. Datia
79. Dewas Junior Branch
80. Dewas Senior Branch
81. Dhami
82. Dhar
83. Dharampur
84. Dhenkanal
85. Dholpur
86. Dhrangadhra (Halwad
87. Dhrangadhra)
88. Dhrol
89. Dhurwai
90. Dujana
91. Dungarpur
92. Faridkot and Kot Kapura
93. Farrukhabad
94. Gangpur
95. Garrauli
96. Gaurihar
97. Gondal
98. Guler
99. Gwalior
100. Haydarabad (Hyderabad)
101. Hindol
102. Idar(Ahmadnagar
103. Baad
104. Morasa
105. Soor)
106. Indaur (Indore)
107. Jafarabad and Janjira
108. Jaintia
109. Jaipur
110. Jaisalmir (Jaisalmer)
111. Jaitpur
112. Jalaun
113. Jambughoda
114. Jamkhandi
115. Jammu
116. Jamnia, Nimkhera and Rajgarh
117. Jaora
118. Jasdan
119. Jashpur
120. Jaso (Jassu)
121. Jaswan
122. Jath (Joth)
123. Jawhar
124. Jetpur
125. Jhabua
126. Jhajjar
127. Jhalawar
128. Jhansi
129. Jigni
130. Jind
131. Jobat
132. Jodhpur
133. Jubbal
134. Junagadh
135. Kachari
136. Kachh (Kutch)
137. Kadana
138. Kalahandi
139. Kalsia
140. Kambay (Cambay)
141. Kamta Rajaula
142. Kangra
143. Kanika
144. Kanker
145. Kannanur (Cannanore)
146. Kapurthala
147. Karauli
148. Kashtwar
149. Kathiwara (Kathiwada)
150. Kathiwada (Kathiwara)
151. Keonjhar
152. Keonthal
153. Khairagarh
154. Khandpara
155. Khaniadhana
156. Kharsawan
157. Kashmir
158. Khasi States
159. Khilchipur
160. Khirasra
161. Kishangarh
162. Koch Bihar (Cooch Behar)
163. Kochin (Cochin)
164. Kodagu (Coorg)
165. Kolaba (Colaba)
166. Kolhapur
167. Korea
168. Kota (Kotah)
169. Kotda
170. Sangani
171. Kothi
172. Kotkhai
173. Kozhikode (Calicut)
174. Kullu
175. Kumaon
176. Kumharsain
177. Kunihar
178. Kurandvad Junior Branch
179. Kurandvad Senior Branch
180. Kurnool
181. Kurwai
182. Kushalgarh
183. Kutlehar
184. Lakhtar
185. Lathi
186. Lawa
187. Limbdi
188. Loharu
189. Lugasi
190. Lunavada (Lunawada)
191. Mahisur (Mysore)
192. Mahlog (Mahilog)
193. Maihar
194. Makrai
195. Maler Kotla
196. Malia (Maliya)
197. Malpur
198. Manavadar (Bantva
199. Manavadar)
200. Mandi
201. Mangal
202. Manipur
203. Mansa
204. Mathwar
205. Mayurbhanj
206. Miraj Junior Branch
207. Miraj Senior Branch
208. Mohanpur
209. Morvi
210. Mudhol
211. Muhammadgarh
212. Muli
213. Nabha
214. Nagodh
215. Nagpur
216. Naigawan
217. Rebai
218. Nalagarh
219. Nandgaon (Raj Nandgaon)
220. Nargund
221. Narsinghgarh (Narsingarh)
222. Narsinghpur
223. Nawanagar (Navanagar)
224. Nayagarh
225. Nayagaon
226. Nilgiri
227. Nimrana
228. Nurpur
229. Orchha
230. Pahra
231. Pal Lahara
232. Palanpur
233. Paldeo
234. Palitana
235. Pañjab (Punjab)
236. Panna
237. Partabgarh
238. Pataudi
239. Patdi
240. Pathari
241. Patiala
242. Patna
243. Peshwa's dominions (Pune)
244. Phaltan
245. Piploda
246. Poonch (Punch)
247. Porahat
248. Porbandar
249. Pudukottai
250. Radhanpur
251. Raigarh
252. Rairakhol
253. Rajauri (Rajouri)
254. Rajgarh
255. Rajkot
256. Rajpipla
257. Ramdurg
258. Ramnad
259. Rampur
260. Ranasan
261. Ranpur
262. Ratanmal
263. Ratlam
264. Rewa (Rewah)
265. Sachin
266. Sakti
267. Sambalpur
268. Samthar
269. Sandur
270. Sangli
271. Sangri
272. Sanjeli
273. Sant
274. Sardargadh
275. Sarila
276. Satara
277. Savantwadi (Savantvadi)
278. Savanur
279. Sayla
280. Seraikella
281. Shahpura
282. Shailana (Sailana)
283. Siba (Dada
284. Siba)
285. Sikkim
286. Sirmur
287. Sirohi
288. Sitamau
289. Sivaganga
290. Sohawal
291. Sonepur (Sonpur)
292. Suket
293. Surat
294. Surgana
295. Surguja
296. Talcher
297. Tanjur (Tanjore)
298. Taraon
299. Tehri Garhwal
300. Tharad
301. Tharoch
302. Tigiria
303. Tiruvidamkodu (Travancore)
304. Tonk
305. Tori
306. Fatehpur
307. Tripura (Hill Tipperah)
308. Udaipur (Madhya Pradesh)
309. Udaipur (Mewar)
310. Utkala (Khurda, Orissa)
311. Vadia
312. Vala (Vallabhipura)
313. Valasna (Walasna)
314. Vankaner (Wankaner)
315. Vijaynagar (Pol)
316. Virpur
317. Wadagam (Vadagam)
318. Wadhwan
319. Wadi (Vadi)
320. Wao (Vav, Wai)
321. Zainabad
Map of Princely States of India for 1934-1947.
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18-1-2024.
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