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List of princely states of British India (alphabetical)
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Template:Princely states of India topics This is a list of Indian princely states, as they existed during the British Raj before 1947.
Before the Partition of India in 1947, hundreds[citation needed] of Princely States, also called Native States, existed in India which were not part of British India but enjoyed a British protectorate under a subsidiary alliance and some indirect rule. These were the parts of the Indian subcontinent which had not been conquered or annexed by the British, often former vassals of the Mughal Baadshah (Emperor).
The states are listed alphabetically; this list complements the List of princely states of British India which is arranged by region and agency.
Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borders have changed significantly, even entities (provinces, principalities) split, merged, renamed et cetera.
Furthermore, criteria of statehood (used for inclusion) differ between sources.
In some cases, several name variations or completely different names are included.
Sortable list of former princely states[edit]
| Name | Capital | Salute type | Reign | Location/ Successor state | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | up to | ||||
 Ajaigarh |
Ajaygarh (Ajaigarh) | 11-gun salute state | 1765 | 1949 | India |
 Akkalkot |
Ak(k)alkot | non-salute state | 1708 | 1948 | India |
| Aligarh State | non-salute state | 1947 | India | ||
| Alipura State | non-salute state | 1757 | 1950 | India | |
 Alirajpur |
(Ali)Rajpur | 11-gun salute state | 1437 | 1948 | India |
 Alwar |
Alwar | 15-gun salute state | 1296 | 1949 | India |
 Amb (Tanawal) |
Darband/ Summer capital: Shergarh | non-salute state | 19th century | 1969 | Pakistan |
 Ambliara State |
non-salute state | 1619 | 1943 | India | |
| Angadh State | 9 gun-salute state | 1874 | 1947 | India | |
 Arakkal kingdom |
7 gun-salute state | 1545 | 1819 | India | |
| Athgarh | non-salute state | 1178 | 1949 | India | |
| Athmallik State | non-salute state | 1874 | 1948 | India | |
 Aundh State |
Aundh (District - Satara) | non-salute state | 1699 | 1948 | India |
| Babariawad | non-salute state | India | |||
| Baghal State | non-salute state | c.1643 | 1948 | India | |
| Baghat | non-salute state | c.1500 | 1948 | India | |
 Bahawalpur |
Bahawalpur | 17-gun salute state | 1802 | 1955 | Pakistan |
 Balasinor State |
9-gun salute state | 1758 | 1948 | India | |
| Ballabhgarh | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1710 | 1867 | India | |
| Bamra | non-salute state | 1545 | 1948 | India | |
 Banganapalle State |
9-gun salute state | 1665 | 1948 | India | |
 Bansda State |
9-gun salute state | 1781 | 1948 | India | |
 Banswara State |
15-gun salute state | 1527 | 1949 | India | |
 Bantva Manavadar |
non-salute state | 1733 | 1947 | India | |
 Baoni State |
11-gun salute state | 1784 | 1948 | India | |
 Baramba State |
non-salute state | 1305 | 1949 | India | |
| Baraundha | 9-gun salute state | 1549 | 1950 | India | |
 Baria State |
9-gun salute state | 1524 | 1948 | India | |
 Baroda State |
Baroda | 21-gun salute state | 1721 | 1949 | India |
 Barwani State |
Barwani (Sidhanagar c.1640) | 11-gun salute state | 836 | 1948 | India |
| Bashahr | non-salute state | 1412 | 1948 | India | |
| Basoda State | non-salute state | 1753 | 1947 | India | |
 Bastar State |
non-salute state | 1324 | 1948 | India | |
 Baudh State |
non-salute state | 1874 | 1948 | India | |
| Beja State | non-salute state | 18th century | 1948 | India | |
 Benares State |
13-gun salute state | 18th century | 1948 | India | |
 Beri |
non-salute state | c.1750 | 1950 | India | |
| Bhaddaiyan Raj | non-salute state | 1858 | India | ||
 Bhaisunda |
non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
| Bhajji State | non-salute state | late 18th century | 1948 | India | |
 Bharatpur State |
17-gun salute state | 17th century | 1947 | India | |
 Bhavnagar State |
13-gun salute state | 1723 | 1948 | India | |
 Bhopal State |
Bhopal | 19-gun salute state | 1707 | 1949 | India |
 Bhor State |
9-gun salute state | 1697 | 1948 | India | |
| Bhith Bhagwanpur State | salute state | 1711 | 1948 | India | |
| Bijawar | 11-gun salute state | 1765 | 1950 | India | |
| Bijairaghogarh | non-salute state, annexed by the British Raj | 1826 | 1858 | India | |
 Bikaner State |
17-gun salute state | 1465 | 1947 | India | |
| Bonai | non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
 Bundi State |
17-gun salute state | 1342 | 1949 | India | |
 Cambay State |
11-gun salute state | 1730 | 1948 | India | |
 Nawab of the Carnatic |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | c.1690 | 1801 | India | |
 Chamba State |
Chamba | 11-gun salute state | c.550 | 1948 | India |
| Changbhakar (Chang Bhakar) | non-salute state | c.1790 | 1948 | India | |
 Charkhari State |
11-gun salute state | 1765 | 1950 | India | |
| Chaube Jagirs | non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
 Chhatarpur State |
11-gun salute state | 1785 | 1950 | India | |
 Chhota Udaipur State |
9-gun salute state | 1743 | 1948 | India | |
| Chhuikhadan State | non-salute state | 1750 | 1948 | India | |
 Chitral (princely state) |
Chitral | 11-gun salute state | 1560 | 1969 | Pakistan |
| Chota Nagpur States | non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
| Chuda | non-salute state | India | |||
 Cooch Behar State |
13-gun salute state | 1586 | 1949 | India | |
 Cutch State |
17-gun salute state | 1147 | 1948 | India | |
| Charkha | non-salute State | India | |||
 Danta State |
9-gun salute state | 1061 | 1948 | India | |
| Darkoti | non-salute state | 11th century | 1948 | India | |
 Daspalla State |
non-salute state | 1498 | 1948 | India | |
| Datarpur | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | c.1550 | 1849 | India | |
| Datia State | 15-gun salute state | 1626 | 1950 | India | |
| Dedhrota | non-salute salute | late 19th century | 1947 | India | |
 Dewas Junior |
Dewas | 15-gun salute state | 1728 | 1948 | India |
 Dewas Senior |
Dewas | 15-gun salute state | 1728 | 1948 | India |
 Dhami |
non-salute state | 1815 | 1948 | India | |
 Dhar State |
Dhar (Dharanagar 1732 -...., Multhan 1728-1732) | 15-gun salute state | 1730 | 1947 | India |
 Dharampur State |
Dharampur, formerly Mandvegan | 9-gun salute state | 1262 | 1948 | India |
 Dhenkanal State |
non-salute state | 1529 | 1948 | India | |
 Dholpur State |
15-gun salute state | c.700 | 1949 | India | |
 Dhrangadhra State (Kuwa, Halwad(-Dhrangadhra)) |
Dhrangadhra | 13-gun salute state | 1742 | 1948 | India |
 Dhrol State |
9-gun salute state | 1595 | 1948 | India | |
 Dhurwai State |
non-salute state | 1690 | 1950 | India | |
| Template:Country data State of Dir Dir | Dir (or Dhir) | non-salute state | 19th century | 1969 | Pakistan |
 Dungarpur State |
15-gun salute state | 1197 | 1947 | India | |
 Faridkot State |
11-gun salute state | 1803 | 1947 | India | |
| Gangpur State | non-salute state | 1821 | 1948 | India | |
 Garhwal Kingdom |
Various | 11-gun salute state | 888 | 1949 | India |
| Gaurihar State | non-salute state | 1807ý | 1950 | India | |
| Gondal State | 11-gun salute state | 1634 | 1949 | India | |
| Guler State | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1415 | 1813 | India | |
 Gwalior State |
Gwalior/Laskar | 21-gun salute state | 1761 | 1948 | India |
| Hasht-Bhaiya | non-salute state | 1690 | 1948 | India | |
| Hindol State | non-salute state | 1554 | 1948 | India | |
 Hunza (princely state) |
Baltit | non-salute state | 15th century | 1974 | Pakistan |
 Hyderabad State |
Haydarabad (or Hyderabad) | 21-gun salute state | 1803 | 1948 | India |
 Idar State |
15-gun salute state | c.1257 | 1948 | India | |
 Indore State |
19-gun salute state | 1818 | 1948 | India | |
 Jafarabad State |
non-salute state | c.1650 | 1948 | India | |
 Jaipur State |
Jaipur (Jayapura) | 17-gun salute state | 1128 | 1949 | India |
 Jaisalmer State |
Jaisalmir (or Jaisalmer) | 15-gun salute state | 1156 | 1947 | India |
| Jaitpur State | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1731 | 1840 | India | |
 Jalaun State |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1806 | 1840 | India | |
 Jambughoda State |
non-salute state | late 14th century | 1948 | India | |
 Jamkhandi State |
non-salute state | 1811 | 1948 | India | |
 Jammu and Kashmir (princely state) |
21-gun salute state | 1846 | 1952 | India | |
| Jandol State | Barwa | non-salute state | c. 1830 | 1948 | Pakistan |
 Janjira State |
11-gun salute state | 1489 | 1948 | India | |
| Jaoli principality | non-salute, annexed by Maratha Empire | 17th century | India | ||
 Jasdan State |
non-salute state | 1665 | 1948 | India | |
 Jaora State |
13-gun salute state | 1808 | 1948 | India | |
 Jashpur State |
non-salute state | 18th century | 1948 | India | |
| Jaso State | non-salute state | 1732 | 1948 | India | |
| Jasrota | non-salute state | India | |||
| Jaswan State | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1170 | 1849 | India | |
 Jath State |
non-salute state | 1686 | 1948 | India | |
 Jawhar State |
9-gun salute state | 1343 | 1947 | India | |
| Jesar State | non-salute state | India | |||
 Jhabua State |
11-gun salute state | 1584 | 1948 | India | |
 Jhalawar State |
13-gun salute state | 1838 | 1949 | India | |
 Jhansi State |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1804 | 1858 | India | |
| Jigni State | non-salute state | 1730 | 1950 | India | |
| Jind State | 13-gun salute state | 1763 | 1948 | India | |
| Jobat State | non-salute state | 15th century | 1948 | India | |
 Jodhpur State (Marwar) |
Jodhpur | 17-gun salute state | 1250 | 1949 | India |
 Junagadh State |
Junagadh | 13-gun salute state | 1730 | 1948 | India |
 Kahlur |
11-gun salute state | 697 | 1948 | India | |
 Kalahandi State |
9-gun salute state | 1760 | 1947 | India | |
 Kalat |
Kalat | 19-gun salute state | 1666 | 1955 | Pakistan |
| Kalsia | non-salute state | 1006 | 1949 | India | |
| Kamta-Rajaula State | non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
 Kangra State |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 11th century | 1846 | India | |
 Kanker State |
Kanker | non-salute state | 1947 | India | |
| Kapshi | non-salute state | mid 17th century | 1956 | India | |
 Kapurthala State |
13-gun salute state | 1772 | 1947 | India | |
 Karauli State |
17-gun salute state | 1348 | 1949 | India | |
 Kapshi Jagir |
non-salute state | Mid-17th century | 1956 | India | |
| Katosan State | Non-salute state | 1674 | 1947 | India | |
 Kawardha State |
non-salute state | 1751 | 1948 | India | |
 Keonjhar State |
non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
| Keonthal | non-salute state | late 18th century | 1948 | India | |
 Khairagarh State |
non-salute state | 1833 | 1948 | India | |
 Khandpara State |
non-salute state | c.1599 | 1948 | India | |
| Khaniadhana State | non-salute state | 1724 | 1948 | India | |
| Template:Country data State of Kharan Kharan (princely state) | Kharan | non-salute state | 1697 | 1955 | Pakistan |
 Kharsawan State |
non-salute state | 1650 | 1948 | India | |
 Khayrpur (princely state) |
Khayrpur | 15-gun salute state | 1775 | 1955 | Pakistan |
 Khilchipur State |
9-gun salute state | 1544 | 1948 | India | |
 Kishangarh State |
non-salute state | 1611 | 1948 | India | |
 Kingdom of Cochin |
17-gun salute state | 12th century | 1949 | India | |
 Kolhapur State |
19-gun salute state | 1707 | 1949 | India | |
 Koriya |
non-salute state | 17th century | 1948 | India | |
 Kota State |
17-gun salute state | 17th century | 1949 | India | |
| Kotharia, Rajasthan | non-salute state | c.1527 | 20th century | India | |
| Kotharia, Rajkot | non-salute state | c.1733 | 20th century | India | |
| Kothi State | non-salute state | 18th century | 1950 | India | |
| Kulpahar | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1700 | 1858 | India | |
 Kumharsain |
non-salute state | 15th century | 1947 | India | |
 Kurundvad Junior |
non-salute state | 1854 | 1948 | India | |
 Kurundvad Senior |
non-salute state | 1733 | 1948 | India | |
 Kurwai State |
non-salute state | 1713 | 1948 | India | |
| Kuthar | non-salute state | 17th century | 19th century | India | |
 Kutlehar State |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 750 | 1810 | India | |
 Lakhahi Raj |
non-salute state | c.1461 | 1952 | India | |
| Lakhtar | non-salute state | 1604 | 1947 | India | |
 Las Bela (princely state) |
Bela | non-salute state | 1742 | 1955 | Pakistan |
| Lathi State | non-salute state | 1340 | 1948 | India | |
| Lawa Thikana | non-salute state | 1772 | 1947 | India | |
| Limbda State | non-salute state | 1780 | 1948 | India | |
| Limbdi State | 9-gun salute state | c.1500 | 1947 | India | |
 Loharu State |
9-gun salute state | 1806 | 1947 | India | |
 Lunavada State |
9-gun salute state | 1434 | 1948 | India | |
| ? Vallavpur | ?13 -salute state | 1434 | 1949 | India | |
| Maihar State | 9-gun salute state | 1778 | 1948 | India | |
| Makrai State |
non-salute state | 1663 | 1948 | India | |
 Makran (princely state) |
Turbat | non-salute state | 18th century | 1955 | Pakistan |
| Malerkotla State | 11-gun salute state | 1657 | 1948 | India | |
 Malpur State |
Malpur | non-salute state | 1466 | 1943 | India |
| Manda | non-salute state | 1542 | 1947 | India | |
 Mandi State |
Mandi | 11-gun salute state | 1290 | 1948 | India |
 Manipur |
Imphal (Bishenpur 1775-1796) | 11-gun salute state | 1110 | 1949 | India |
 Maurha State |
non-salute state | 1894 | 1949 | India | |
 Mayurbhanj State |
Baripada | 9-gun salute state | late 17th century | 1949 | India |
| Miraj Junior |
non-salute state | 1820 | 1948 | India | |
| Miraj Senior |
non-salute state | c.1750 | 1948 | India | |
| Mohammadgarh State | non-salute state | 1842 | 1947 | India | |
 Mohanpur State |
Mohanpur | non-salute state | c.1227 | 1948 | India |
| Mohrampur Jagir | non-salute state | c. 1580 | 1948 | India | |
 Morvi State |
11-gun salute state | 1698 | 1948 | India | |
 Mudhol State |
9-gun salute state | 1465 | 1948 | India | |
| Muli State | non-salute state | India | |||
| Mundru | non-salute, annexed by the Jaipur State | 1621 | 1818 | India | |
 Mysore (Mahisur) |
Bangalore (to 1831 Mysore [Mahisur]), Srirangapatna | 21-gun salute state | 1399 | 1950 | India |
 Nabha State |
13-gun salute state | 1763 | 1947 | India | |
| Nagar (princely state) | Nagar | non-salute state | 14th century | 1974 | Pakistan |
 Nagpur State |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1818 | 1853 | India | |
 Nagod(h) |
Nagodh (Nagod) | 9-gun salute state | 1344 | 1950 | India |
 Nandgaon State |
non-salute state | 1833 | 1948 | India | |
 Narsinghgarh State |
11-gun salute state | 1681 | 1948 | India | |
| Narsinghpur State | non-salute state | 1292 | 1948 | India | |
| Nasvadi | non-salute state | India | |||
 Nawanagar State |
Jamnagar | 13-gun salute state | 1540 | 1948 | India |
| Nayagarh State | non-salute state | c.1500 | 1948 | India | |
| Nazargunj | non-salute state | 1899 | 20th century | India | |
| Nilgiri State | non-salute state | 1125 | 1949 | India | |
 Orchha State |
15-gun salute state | c.1501 | 1950 | India | |
| Orissa Tributary States | non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
 Oudh State (Pratapgarh Estate) |
non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1732 | 1858 | India | |
| Pahra | non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
 Pal Lahara State |
non-salute state | 11th century | 1948 | India | |
 Palanpur State |
non-salute state | 1370 | 1948 | India | |
| Paldeo | non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
| Palitana State | 9-gun salute state | 1194 | 1948 | India | |
 Panna State |
11-gun salute state | 1731 | 1950 | India | |
| Patdi State | Patdi | non-salute state | 1741 | 1947 | India |
| Patan, Rajasthan | non-salute state | 12th century | 20th century | India | |
| Pataudi State | non-salute state | 1804 | 1947 | India | |
| Pathari State | non-salute state | 1794 | 1948 | India | |
 Patiala State |
17-gun salute state | 1627 | 1948 | India | |
| Patna | 9-gun salute state | 1191 | 1948 | India | |
| Pethapur State | non-salute state | 13th century | 1940 | India | |
 Phaltan State |
non-salute state | 1284 | 1948 | India | |
| Phulra(h) | Phulra(h) | non-salute state | 1860 | 1950 | Pakistan |
| Piploda State | non-salute state | 1547 | 1948 | India | |
 Porbandar State |
13-gun salute state | 1193 | 1948 | India | |
 Pratapgarh State |
Pratapgarh (Partabgarh) | 15-gun salute state | 1425 | 1949 | India |
 Pudukkottai state |
17-gun salute state | 1680 | 1948 | India | |
| Punial State | non-salute state | 1974 | Pakistan | ||
| Radhanpur State | 11-gun salute state | 1753 | 1948 | India | |
| Raghogarh State | non-salute state | 1673 | 1947 | India | |
 Raigarh State |
non-salute state | 1625 | 1947 | India | |
| Rairakhol State | non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
| Rajgarh State |
11-gun salute state | late 15th century | 1948 | India | |
 Rajkot State |
9-gun salute state | 1620 | 1948 | India | |
 Rajpipla State |
13-gun salute state | 1340 | 1948 | India | |
| Rajpur, Baroda | non-salute state | India | |||
 Rajpara State (Halar) |
Rajpura | Non-Salute State | 1811 | 1949 | India |
 Ramdurg State |
non-salute sta | 1742 | 1948 | India | |
 Ramanka |
non-salute sta | 1870 | India | ||
 Rampur State |
Rampur | 15-gun salute state | 1774 | 1949 | India |
 Ranasan State |
non-salute state | 17th century | 1943 | India | |
| Ranpur State | non-salute state | 17th century | 1948 | India | |
 Ratlam State |
13-gun salute state | 1652 | 1948 | India | |
 Rewa (princely state) |
17-gun salute state | c.1790 | 1948 | India | |
 Sachin State |
9-gun salute state | 1791 | 1948 | India | |
 S(h)ailana |
Shailana (Sailana) | 11-gun salute state | 1736 | 1948 | India |
| Saklana State | 11-gun salute state | 1780 | 1947 | India | |
| Sakti State | non-salute state | 1948 | India | ||
| Sambalpur State | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1493 | 1848 | India | |
| Samthar State | 11-gun salute state | 1760 | 1950 | India | |
 Sandur State |
non-salute state | 1713 | 1949 | India | |
 Sangli State |
9-gun salute state | 1782 | 1948 | India | |
 Sant State |
9-gun salute state | 1255 | 1948 | India | |
 Saraikela State |
non-salute state | 1620 | 1948 | India | |
 Sarangarh State |
non-salute state | 1948 | India | ||
| Sardargarh Bantva | non-salute state | 1733 | 1947 | India | |
| Savanur State | non-salute state | 1672 | 1948 | India | |
| Satara |
non-salute, partly annexed by the British Raj | 1818 | 1849 | India | |
| Sawantwadi State |
9-gun salute state | 1627 | 1948 | India | |
 Shahpura State |
9-gun salute state | 1629 | 1949 | India | |
| Siba State | non-salute, partly annexed by the British Raj | 1450 | 1849 | India | |
| Sirmur State | Sirmür | 11-gun salute state | 1095 | 1948 | India |
| Stok jair | no gun salute | 1842 | 1948 | India | |
 Sirohi State |
15-gun salute state | 1405 | 1949 | India | |
 Sitamau State |
11-gun salute state | 1701 | 1948 | India | |
 Sohawal State |
non-salute state | 1550 | 1950 | India | |
| Somna State | non-salute state | 19th century | 1949 | India | |
| Sonepur State | 9-gun salute state | 1556 | 1948 | India | |
 Suket State |
11-gun salute state | 765 | 1948 | India | |
 Surat State |
non-salute state, annexed by the British Raj | 1733 | 1842 | India | |
 Surgana State |
non-salute state | late 18th century | 1948 | India | |
 Surguja State |
Ambikapur | non-salute state | 1543 | 1948 | India |
 Swat |
Saidu Sharif | non-salute state | 1858 | 1969 | Pakistan |
 Talcher State |
non-salute state | 12th century | 1948 | India | |
| Taraon State | non-salute state | 1812 | 1948 | India | |
| Tekari Raj | non-salute state | India | |||
| Thanjavur Maratha kingdom | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 1674 | 1855 | India | |
| Tigiria State | non-salute state | 16th century | 1948 | India | |
 Tonk State |
17-gun salute state | 1806 | 1949 | India | |
| Torawati | non-salute state | 12th century | 20th century | India | |
 Tori Fatehpur |
non-salute state | 1690 | 1950 | India | |
| Template:Country data Travancore Travancore | Tiruvidamkodu/Tiruvankur/Travancore) (Padmanabhapuram to 1795) | 19-gun salute state | 1729 | 1949 | India |
 Tripura (princely state) (Hill Tipperah and British Tippera) |
Agartala(Aguli) | 13-gun salute state | Before Christ | 1949 | India |
| Tulsipur State | non-salute, annexed by the British Raj | 16th century | 1859 | India | |
 Udaipur State (Mewar) |
Udaipur | 19-gun salute state | 734 | 1949 | India |
 Udaipur State, Chhattisgarh |
non-salute state | 1818 | 1948 | India | |
 Vala State |
non-salute state | 1740 | 1948 | India | |
| Varsoda | non-salute state | c.745 | 1947 | India | |
 Vijaynagar State |
Vijayanagar (previously Ghodasar) | non-salute state | 1577 | 1948 | India |
| Vijaipur State | Kantit | non-salute state | 1542 | 1947 | India |
| Vallbhapur State | non-salute state | 16th century | 1948 | India | |
 Wadagam State |
Wadagam | non-salute state | 18th century | 1948 | India |
 Wadhwan State |
Wadhwan | 9-gun salute state | 1630 | 1948 | India |
 Wankaner State (Vankaner) |
11-gun salute state | 1605 | 1948 | India | |
| Yasin State | Yasin | non-salute state | c1640 | 1972 | Pakistan |
The British Empire in the East, 1919, showing the princely states coloured green, British India coloured red
See also[edit]
- List of princely states of British India (by region)
- List of Maratha dynasties and states
- List of Rajput dynasties and states
Sources and references[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Seymour, William. "The Indian States under the British Crown" History Today. (Dec 1967), Vol. 17 Issue 12, pp 819–827 online; covers 1858 to 1947.