Hundreds of Princely states in British India existed prior to the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, ruled by semi-independent potentates. The largest of these states were directed by the British through Residencies—British advisors actually present in the states' capitals. Smaller states were grouped together into regional agencies. A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... The British Raj is an informal term for the British colonial administration of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, also included from 1886 was Burma. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ...

Indian Princely States at the time of independence on August 15, 1947

Residencies

• Hyderabad
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Mysore
• Gwalior

Hyderabad and Berar, 1903 Hyderābād was an autonomous princely state of south-central India from 1724 until 1948, ruled by a hereditary Nizam, and an Indian state from 1948 to 1956. ... Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of the India, with Srinagar as its summer capital and Jammu as its winter capital. ... Introduction The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ... Teli-ka-Mandir Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. ...

States of Baluchistan

• Kalat
• Kharan
• Las Bela

The city of Kalat is located roughly in the center of Balochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly west of the provincial capital Quetta. ...

States of Baroda, Western India, and Gujarat

• Balasinor
• Bansda
• Bariya
• Baroda
• Bhavnagar
• Cambay
• Chota Udaipur
• Dangs
• Dhrangadhra
• Gondal
• Idar
• Jawhar
• Kutch
• Lunavada
• Morvi
• Navanagar
• Porbandar
• Radhanpur
• Rajpipla
• Sachin
• Sanjeda Mehvassi
• Sant
• Surgana
• Tharad
• Vijayanagar
• Wankaner

Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat (the three towns with a population of over 1 million in Gujarat). ... Bhavnagar is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ... Cambay, also known as Khambhat, is a town in Gujarat state, India. ... Idar is a town in the Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, India, located about 20 km north of Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarats border with Rajasthan. ... Kutch (also Cutch or Kachh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India. ... Porbandar is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ... Rajpipla is the headquarters of Narmada district in the state of Gujarat, in India. ... Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is a living cricket legend and member of the Indian cricket team since 1989. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Vijayanagara (often written Vijayanagar), in northern Karnataka, is the name of the now ruined capital city of the historic Vijayanagar empire in the Southern part of India. ...

States of Central India

• Ajaigarh
• Ali Raipur
• Baoni
• Barannda
• Barwani
• Beri
• Bhopal
• Bijawar
• Charkhari
• Chhatarpur
• Datia
• Dewas
• Dhar
• Indore
• Jaora
• Jabua
• Kothi
• Maihar
• Orchha
• Ratlam
• Rewah
• Samthar
• Unchahra

Ajaigarh, or Adjygurh, is a former princely state of India, in Bundelkhand, under the Central India Agency. ... Barwani also known as Badwani or Siddh Nagar, is a town in southeastern Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Beri, Haryana India, 65 km NW of Delhi, is a trading center. ... Bhopal, marked in red, lies in central India. ... Chhatarpur is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Datia is a city and district in northern Madhya Pradesh state, India. ... Dewas is a city in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Dhar is a town in the Malwa region in western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ... Indore is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ... Jaora is a town in Ratlam district of Malwa, which had been a princely state before independence. ... Orchha (or Urchha) is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. ... Ratlam (or Rijtlam), is a city and district in the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Rewa is a city in northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ...

Eastern States

• Athmallik
• Bastar
• Baudh
• Changbhakar
• Chhuikhadan
• Cooch Behar
• Daspalla
• Dhenkanal
• Jashpur
• Kalahandi
• Kanker
• Kawardha
• Khairagarh
• Kharsawan
• Khondmals
• Korea
• Mayurbhanj
• Nandgaon
• Nayagarh
• Pal Lahara
• Patna
• Raigarh
• Ramgarh
• Sakti
• Saraikela
• Sarangarh
• Sonpur
• Surguja
• Talcher
• Tripura

Bastar is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. ... A princely state in eastern India, ruled by the Narayan dynasty. ... // KHAIRAGARH KHAIRAGARH was a feudatory state in the Central Provinces, The chief, who is descended From the old Gond royal family, received the title of Raja, The King, as an hereditary distinction in 1898. ... Mayurbhanj is a district of Orissa, India that is situated in the northern part of the state of Orissa. ... Patna is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world. ... Raigarh is part of Chattisgarh. ... Ramgarh Raj was founded in the 14th century by the outcome of a stand-off between Baghdeo and Singhdeo (two brothers; Rajput princes from Bundelkhand, India) and the Chota-Nagpur Raja. ... This article is about the Hindu religious concept. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ...

States of Kolhapur and the Deccan

• Akalkot
• Aundh
• Bhor
• Janjira
• Jath
• Kolhapur
• Kurunwad
• Mudhol
• Phaltan
• Sangli
• Savant-Vadi
• Savanur

This article needs cleanup. ... Kolhapur is a beautiful city, situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ...

States of Madras

• Cochin
• Pudukkottai
• Travancore

Location of Kochi city in Ernakulam district Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) is the largest (pop. ... Pudukkottai is a city in Tamil Nadu state of southern India. ... Travancore (originally called Thiruvithaamcoore or Thiruvitankur in Malayalam) was a princely state in India. ...

States of the Northwest Frontier

• Chitral
• Dir
• Swat

Chitral, or Chitrāl, is the name of a town (35° 53 N; 71° 48 E), valley, river, district, and former princely state in the Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... In computer software, dir has several meanings: Dir is a district of NWFP It is short for directory It is a command in the DOS operating system; see dir (DOS Command) It is also a command in the OpenVMS operating system; see directory (OpenVMS command) In SCUBA diving, DIR commonly... SWAT officers SWAT (an acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics; originally Special Weapons Attack Team) is a specialized paramilitary police unit in major United States city police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. ...

States of the Punjab

• Bahawalpur
• Bilaspur
• Faridkot
• Jind
• Kapurthala
• Khairpur
• Loharu
• Maler Kotla
• Mandi
• Nabha
• Patiala
• Sirmur
• Suket
• Tehri-Garhwal

Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop. ... Bilaspur, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India is famous for the manmade Govind Sagar Lake on the Sutlej River, acts as the reservoir for the Bhakra and Nangal Dam project. ... Faridkot (1981 pop. ... Jind is one of the districts of Haryana state, India, and Jind town is the district headquarters. ... Sainik School, Kapurthala Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. ... Khairpur (khīr´poor) is a city in the Sind province in southeast Pakistan. ... Mandi is the central district of Himachal Pradesh. ... Patiala district is one of the famous princely states of erstwhile Punjab. ...

States of Rajputana

• Alwar
• Banswara
• Bharatpur
• Bikaner
• Bundi
• Dholpur
• Dungarpur
• Jaipur
• Jaisalmer
• Jhalawar
• Jodhpur
• Karauli
• Kotah
• Kushalgarh
• Palanpur
• Partabgarh
• Sirohi
• Tonk
• Udaipur

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Alwar or Ulwar was a princely state in India during the time of British rule, in what is now Rajasthan. ... Banswara is a city and district in south Rajasthan in India. ... Bharatpur is a district pace in Rajasthan in India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bundi is a city of approximately 74,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. ... Dholpur (also Dhaulpur) is a city in eastern Rajasthan state of India. ... Dungarpur is a city in southern Rajasthan state of India. ... Old city of Jaipur, India Jaipur (जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... Jaisalmer is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... Jhalawar is south most district of Rajasthan. ... Jodhpur seen from Mehrangarh Fort. ... Karauli (also Karoli or Kerowlee) is a town in Rajasthan state of India. ... Kota, also known as Kotah, is a city in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan. ... Before Indias independence, Palanpur was ruled by Navab, a Muslim ruler. ... Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. ... Tonk has several meanings. ... Udaipur (उदयुपर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. ...

A

• Ajaigarh
• Akalkot
• Ali Rajpur
• Alwar
• Amb
• Athgarh
• Athmallik
• Aundh

Ajaigarh, or Adjygurh, is a former princely state of India, in Bundelkhand, under the Central India Agency. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Alwar or Ulwar was a princely state in India during the time of British rule, in what is now Rajasthan. ...

B

• Baghal
• Baghat
• Bahawalpur
• Balasinor
• Balsan
• Bamra
• Banganapalle
• Bansda
• Banswara
• Baoni
• Baramba
• Baraundha Pathar Kachhar
• Bariya
• Baroda
• Barwani
• Bashahr
• Basoda
• Bastar
• Baudh
• Benares
• Bhadarwa
• Bhajji
• Bharatpur
• Bhavnagar
• Bhopal
• Bhor
• Bija
• Bijawar
• Bikaner
• Bilaspur
• Bundi

Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop. ... Banganapalle is a town in Andhra Pradesh state, southern India. ... Banswara is a city and district in south Rajasthan in India. ... Vadodara, also known as Baroda, is the third-most populated town in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and Surat (the three towns with a population of over 1 million in Gujarat). ... Barwani also known as Badwani or Siddh Nagar, is a town in southeastern Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Bashahr was a princely state in pre-independence India, located in the hills of what is now Himachal Pradesh and traversed by the Sutlej river. ... Bastar is a district of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. ... Benares (also known as Banaras, Kashi, Kasi and Varanasi (वाराणसी)) is a Hindu holy city on the banks of the river Ganga or Ganges in the modern north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ... Harbhajan Singh (born: July 3, 1980) is a cricketer (right arm off spin bowler) from India. ... Bharatpur is a district pace in Rajasthan in India. ... Bhavnagar is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ... Bhopal, marked in red, lies in central India. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Bilaspur, a district of Himachal Pradesh, India is famous for the manmade Govind Sagar Lake on the Sutlej River, acts as the reservoir for the Bhakra and Nangal Dam project. ... Bundi is a city of approximately 74,000 inhabitants in the Hadoti region of Rajasthan state in northwest India. ...

C

• Cannanore
• Chamba
• Charkhari
• Chhatarpur
• Chhota Udaipur
• Chhuikadan
• Chitral
• Cochin
• Cooch Behar
• Coorg
• Cutch

Kannur district in Kerala Kannur or Cannanore is a district (and also the name of the town which is its headquarters) in northern Kerala, a state in India. ... Chamba, the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, has a common border with Jammu. ... Chhatarpur is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Chitral, or Chitrāl, is the name of a town (35° 53 N; 71° 48 E), valley, river, district, and former princely state in the Malakand Division of the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. ... Location of Kochi city in Ernakulam district Kochi (formerly known as Cochin) is the largest (pop. ... A princely state in eastern India, ruled by the Narayan dynasty. ... A coffee plantation in Coorg Kodagu (previously called Coorg) is a district of Karnataka state, India. ... Kutch (also Cutch or Kachh) is a district of Gujarat state in western India. ...

D

• Danta
• Darkoti
• Daspalla
• Datia
• Dewas Junior Branch
• Dewas Senior Branch
• Dhami
• Dhar
• Dharampur
• Dhenkanal
• Dholpur
• Dhrangadhra
• Dhrol
• Dir
• Dujana
• Dungarpur

In the Sc2k5, only one man could challenge the mighty beast known as No-Tits McGee. ... Datia is a city and district in northern Madhya Pradesh state, India. ... Dewas is a city in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Dewas is a city in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Dhar is a town in the Malwa region in western Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ... Dholpur (also Dhaulpur) is a city in eastern Rajasthan state of India. ... In computer software, dir has several meanings: Dir is a district of NWFP It is short for directory It is a command in the DOS operating system; see dir (DOS Command) It is also a command in the OpenVMS operating system; see directory (OpenVMS command) In SCUBA diving, DIR commonly... Dungarpur is a city in southern Rajasthan state of India. ...

F

• Faridkot

Faridkot (1981 pop. ...

G

• Gangpur
• Gohad
• Gondal
• Gwalior

Gohad is a town of historical importance of Bhind district in Madhya Pradesh in India. ... Teli-ka-Mandir Gwalior is a city in Madhya Pradesh, India. ...

H

• Hindol
• Hunza
• Hyderabad

Hunza is the northernmost part of a region known as the Northern Areas of Pakistan. ... Hyderabad and Berar, 1903 Hyderābād was an autonomous princely state of south-central India from 1724 until 1948, ruled by a hereditary Nizam, and an Indian state from 1948 to 1956. ...

I

• Idar
• Indore

Idar is a town in the Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, India, located about 20 km north of Himatnagar and 25 km from Gujarats border with Rajasthan. ... Indore is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ...

J

• Jafarabad and Janjira
• Jaipur
• Jaisalmer
• Jambughoda
• Jamkhandi
• Jammu and Kashmir
• Jaora
• Jasdan
• Jaso
• Jath
• Jawhar
• Jhabua
• Jigni
• Jind
• Jobat
• Jodhpur
• Jubbal
• Junagadh

Old city of Jaipur, India Jaipur (जयपुर), also popularly known as the Pink City, historically sometimes rendered as Jeypore, is the capital of Rajasthan state, India. ... Jaisalmer is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... Jamkhandi is a town in Bijapur district of Karnataka in India. ... Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of the India, with Srinagar as its summer capital and Jammu as its winter capital. ... Jaora is a town in Ratlam district of Malwa, which had been a princely state before independence. ... Jhabua is a town in western Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Jind is one of the districts of Haryana state, India, and Jind town is the district headquarters. ... Jodhpur seen from Mehrangarh Fort. ... Junagadh is a city, and also a district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. ...

K

• Kalahandi
• Kalat
• Kalsia
• Kamadhia
• Kambay
• Kamta Rajaula
• Kangra-Lambagraon
• Kanika
• Kanker
• Kapurthala
• Karauli
• Kawardha
• Keonjhar
• Keonthal
• Khairagarh
• Khandpara
• Kharan
• Kharsawan
• Khayrpur
• Khilchipur
• Kishangarh
• Kolhapur
• Koriya (Korea)
• Kota
• Kumharsain
• Kunihar
• Kurandvad Junior Branch
• Kurandvad Senior Branch
• Kurwai
• Kuthar

The city of Kalat is located roughly in the center of Balochistan, Pakistan, south and slightly west of the provincial capital Quetta. ... HISTORICAL DATES of Kangra-Lambagraon The State has also been known as TRIGARTH & JALLANDHRA Dynasty:- Katoch C. 4300 B.C Rajanaka Bhumi Chand founded the Katoch Dynasty C. 3000 B.C The Rajas of Kangra fought against the Hindu deity lord Rama Harappa & Mohan Jodaro civilizations (C. 2500 B.C... Sainik School, Kapurthala Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. ... Karauli (also Karoli or Kerowlee) is a town in Rajasthan state of India. ... // KHAIRAGARH KHAIRAGARH was a feudatory state in the Central Provinces, The chief, who is descended From the old Gond royal family, received the title of Raja, The King, as an hereditary distinction in 1898. ... Kolhapur is a beautiful city, situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. ... Kota can refer to: Kota - Indonesia Is Indonesian for city. ... Kurwai is a former princely state of British India, in what is now Vidisha district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ...

L

• Lakhtar
• Las Bela
• Lathi
• Limbdi
• Loharu
• Lunavada

A lathi is a traditional crowd control weapon from India. ... Limbdi is a town in Saurashtra in the state of Gujarat in India. ...

M

• Mahlog
• Mahmudabad
• Maihar
• Makrai
• Makran
• Maler Kotla
• Manavadar
• Mandi
• Mangal
• Manipur
• Mayurbhanj
• Miraj Junior Branch
• Miraj Senior Branch
• Morvi
• Mudhol
• Muhammadgarh
• Mysore

Makran is the southern region of Balochistan, in Iran and Pakistan along the coast of the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman. ... Mandi is the central district of Himachal Pradesh. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal Mangroves are woody trees or shrubs that grow in mangrove habitats or mangal (Hogarth, 1999). ... Manipur (মনিপুর) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ... Mayurbhanj is a district of Orissa, India that is situated in the northern part of the state of Orissa. ... Isra is an Arabic word referring to what Muslims regard as Muhammads miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem - specifically, to the site of Masjid al-Aqsa - alluded to in Surat Al-Isra 1: سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلاً من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى الذي باركنا حوله Glory... Isra is an Arabic word referring to what Muslims regard as Muhammads miraculous night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem - specifically, to the site of Masjid al-Aqsa - alluded to in Surat Al-Isra 1: سبحان الذي أسرى بعبده ليلاً من المسجد الحرام إلى المسجد الأقصى الذي باركنا حوله Glory... Introduction The Kingdom of Mysore was a kingdom of southern India, which was founded about 1400 AD by the Wodeyar dynasty, who ruled the state until the independence of India in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the Union of India. ...

N

• Nabha
• Nagar
• Nagodh
• Nalagarh
• Nandgaon
• Narsinghgarh
• Narsinghpur
• Nashipur
• Nawangar
• Nayagarh
• Nilgiri

Narsinghgarh is a town of historical importance in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh in India. ... Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Map of The Nilgiris district The Nilgiris or Blue Mountains are a range of mountains and a district in the south-Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. ...

O

• Orchha

Orchha (or Urchha) is a town in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh state, India. ...

P

• Pal Lahara
• Palanpur
• Palitana
• Panna
• Partabgarh
• Pataudi
• Pathari
• Patiala
• Patna
• Phaltan
• Porbandar
• Pudukottai

Before Indias independence, Palanpur was ruled by Navab, a Muslim ruler. ... Palitana is a major pilgrimage centre for Jains. ... Panna can refer to: Panna, India, a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh; Paññā is the Pāli equivalent of the Sanskrit prajñā, a term used in Buddhist philosophy. ... A non-descript town lying in the present-day Indian state of Haryana, Pataudi was the seat of the non-salute Princely state of the same name. ... Patiala district is one of the famous princely states of erstwhile Punjab. ... Patna is the capital of the state of Bihar, in north-eastern India. ... Porbandar is a town in the Gujarat state of India. ... ...

R

• Radhanpur
• Raigarh
• Rairakhol
• Rajgarh
• Rajkot
• Rajpipla
• Rampur
• Ratlam
• Rewa

Raigarh is part of Chattisgarh. ... Rajgarh is a city and district in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Rajkot (2001 pop. ... Rajpipla is the headquarters of Narmada district in the state of Gujarat, in India. ... Rampur is a former princely state of India ruled by a Muslim Nawab. ... Ratlam (or Rijtlam), is a city and district in the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Rewa is a city in northern Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ...

S

• Sachin
• Sakti
• Samthar
• Sandur
• Sangli
• Sangri
• Sant
• Sarangarh
• Savantvadi
• Savanur
• Seraikella
• Shahpura
• Shailana
• Sirmur
• Sirohi
• Sitamau
• Sohawal
• Sonepur
• Suket
• Sundem
• Surgana
• Surguja
• Swat

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (born April 24, 1973) is a living cricket legend and member of the Indian cricket team since 1989. ... This article is about the Hindu religious concept. ... Sandur is a town in Bellary district of Karnataka state, India. ... This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Sirohi is a city in southern Rajasthan state in western India. ... Swat is presently a district, but historically a Muslim princely state, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. ...

T

• Talcher
• Tehri Garhwal
• Tharoch
• Tigiria
• Tonk
• Travancore
• Tripura

Tonk is a town in Rajasthan state, India. ... Travancore (originally called Thiruvithaamcoore or Thiruvitankur in Malayalam) was a princely state in India. ... Tripura (ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-east India. ...

U

• Udaipur (Mewar)
• Udaipur (in Madhya Pradesh)

Udaipur (उदयुपर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. ... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ...

V

• Vala
• Vankaner

Vala can mean: Völva, a priestess in Norse mythology The singular form of the plural term Valar in J.R.R. Tolkiens fiction. ...

W

• Wadhwan