Category:Princely states of India

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Princely states of India were nominally sovereign entities of British India during the British Raj that was not directly governed by the British, but rather a form of indirect rule, subject to a subsidiary alliance and the suzerainty or paramountcy of the British crown. There were officially 565 princely states in India at the time of independence in 1947, but the great majority had only contracted with the Viceroy of India to provide public services and tax collection. Only 21 major ones had actual state governments, and among them only four were large (Hyderabad State, Mysore State, Baroda State and Jammu and Kashmir State). They acceded to one or other of the two new independent nations between 1947 and 1949. The accession process was largely peaceful except in the case of Jammu and Kashmir (which became bitterly divided between India and Pakistan) and Hyderabad. All the princes were eventually pensioned off.
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This category has the following 19 subcategories, out of 19 total.
Media in category "Princely states of India"
The following 68 files are in this category, out of 68 total.
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1903 Raja of Saraikela state.png 1,438 × 1,078; 1.6 MB
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A view 0f palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,496 × 3,656; 9.53 MB
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Architect of and art work of palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,496 × 3,656; 8.38 MB
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Architecture of Nalagarh Palace.India.jpg 5,113 × 3,110; 2.89 MB
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Arki town, Himachal Prades,India.jpg 640 × 480; 78 KB
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Art work on enterence of palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,496 × 3,656; 10.91 MB
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Art work on outer walls of palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,496 × 3,656; 10.49 MB
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Bagasara Coat of Arms.jpg 231 × 219; 13 KB
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Balcony style of palace of Arki princely state,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,456 × 3,632; 5.59 MB
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Bantva Manavadar State Ruler Babi Family Tree (1884).png 1,027 × 744; 74 KB
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Bir Mitrodaya Singh Deo.jpg 3,643 × 4,638; 1.03 MB
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Coat of Arms of Malerkotla.gif 223 × 244; 7 KB
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Coat of Arms of Singrauli.jpg 2,851 × 2,678; 1.84 MB
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Coat of arms of the Panarwa thikana.jpg 2,166 × 1,635; 1.97 MB
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Design and wall painting of palace of Arki princely state, Himachal Prades, India.jpg 5,456 × 3,632; 4.88 MB
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Design of top Arki Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,456 × 3,632; 4.57 MB
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Display board showing Arki Princely State, being converted into a heritage hotel.jpg 5,456 × 3,632; 2.72 MB
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Dogra Flag.png 680 × 454; 13 KB
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Enterance to Diwan -E Aam,Palace of Arki Princely State, , Himachal Prades,India.jpg 3,632 × 5,456; 4.52 MB
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Entrance of Palace of Arki Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 3,632 × 5,456; 5.75 MB
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Entrance of palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 3,656 × 5,496; 8.29 MB
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Flag (2)ms.png 1,440 × 960; 30 KB
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Flag Jiliya.JPG 789 × 460; 25 KB
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Flag of Kak state.png 1,406 × 938; 85 KB
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Genecoligical tree of Bhadaur.jpg 2,958 × 3,855; 4.27 MB
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Harisinhji Jaisinhji.jpg 789 × 1,027; 188 KB
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Interior art work on roof of Kuthar palace, Himachal Prades, India.jpg 3,656 × 5,496; 13.46 MB
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Interior wall paintings on palace of Kuthar Princely State,Himachal Prades,India.jpg 5,496 × 3,656; 27.46 MB
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Jaisalmer Royal COA.png 4,000 × 5,150; 1.1 MB
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Jhargram Raj Insignia 01.jpg 1,619 × 1,718; 810 KB
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Jhargram Raj Singhdwar.jpg 4,200 × 2,850; 9.63 MB
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Karauli Coat of Arms.png 250 × 308; 125 KB
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Kunwar Parnav Singh Parmar Gurjar cheif of Landhaura state.png 2,880 × 3,552; 13.9 MB
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Map of Vindhya Pradesh.jpg 856 × 646; 99 KB
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Muli-Symbol-of-Muli-State-1.jpg 514 × 514; 73 KB
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Native states of British India.jpg 2,663 × 3,233; 743 KB
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Nawab Hussain Ali Khan Barha.jpg 2,823 × 4,000; 1.84 MB
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Palace of Arki, capital of earstwhile Bhagal princely State,Himachal Prades, India 01.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 6.01 MB
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Palace of erstwhile Arki Princely State, Himachal Prades, India.jpg 640 × 480; 74 KB
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Princely State of Dhangadra - India.jpg 2,592 × 1,456; 1.53 MB
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Rewa and Singrauli.svg 313 × 392; 11 KB
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Rohilla Horsemen.jpg 914 × 712; 189 KB
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Talcher stamp paper.jpg 1,080 × 782; 631 KB
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Western India States Agency Map.jpg 6,398 × 7,208; 8.28 MB
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White Paper on Indian States (1948).pdf 950 × 1,520, 117 pages; 6.36 MB
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White Paper on Indian States (1950).pdf 860 × 1,266, 409 pages; 44.48 MB
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Yadavindra Singh with Mohinder Kaur.jpg 1,856 × 2,912; 875 KB