Chota Nagpur princely states
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The Chota Nagpur princely states were a group of semi-autonomous feudal kingdoms and chiefdoms in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region of eastern India that existed under British suzerainty until Indian independence.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
group of princely states
ⓘ
historical political entity ⓘ |
| administrativeRelation | attached to Chota Nagpur Division for some purposes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Provinces and Berar (for some states over time)
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Chota Nagpur Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
chiefdoms
ⓘ
kingdoms ⓘ |
| demographics | significant Adivasi population ⓘ |
| existedUntil | 1947 ⓘ |
| governanceForm | hereditary monarchy in most states ⓘ |
| historicalContext | part of princely state system in British India ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | example of indirect rule over tribal regions in British India ⓘ |
| includedState |
Bonai State
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Changbhakar State NERFINISHED ⓘ Gangpur State NERFINISHED ⓘ Gangpur and Bonai group NERFINISHED ⓘ Jashpur State NERFINISHED ⓘ Khadia States NERFINISHED ⓘ Kharsawan State NERFINISHED ⓘ Koriya State NERFINISHED ⓘ Raigarh State NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakti State NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarangarh State NERFINISHED ⓘ Seraikella State NERFINISHED ⓘ Surguja State NERFINISHED ⓘ Udaipur State (Chhattisgarh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderBritish | princely states under suzerainty, not directly ruled provinces ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chota Nagpur Plateau
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ⓘ
eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlordshipType | indirect rule ⓘ |
| partOf | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
feudal
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semi-autonomous ⓘ |
| postIndependenceOutcome |
acceded to Dominion of India
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merged into Indian states ⓘ |
| region |
parts of present-day Chhattisgarh
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parts of present-day Odisha ⓘ parts of present-day West Bengal ⓘ present-day Jharkhand ⓘ |
| rulingElites | local dynasties ⓘ |
| socialStructure | feudal landholding system ⓘ |
| sovereignty | internal autonomy with external affairs controlled by British ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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first half of 20th century ⓘ |
| underSuzeraintyOf |
British Crown
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British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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