Indian princely states

E14450
historical political entity monarchy-based polity vassal state

The Indian princely states were semi-autonomous, monarch-ruled territories in the Indian subcontinent that were nominally sovereign but operated under the suzerainty of the British Crown until their integration into independent India and Pakistan.

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All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
Princely states of India 7
Indian princely states canonical 5
Rajput states 2

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political entity ⓘ
monarchy-based polity ⓘ
vassal state ⓘ
ChamberOfPrincesEstablished 1921 ⓘ
dissolutionStatus formally ceased to exist as sovereign entities after integration ⓘ
economicSystem feudal land revenue structures ⓘ
endedWith political integration of India ⓘ
political integration of Pakistan ⓘ
governedBy hereditary monarchs ⓘ
maharajas ⓘ
nawabs ⓘ
princes ⓘ
rajas ⓘ
hadRepresentativeBody Chamber of Princes ⓘ
integratedInto Dominion of India ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
surface form: Dominion of Pakistan
integrationMechanism Instrument of Accession ⓘ
merger agreements ⓘ
integrationPeriod 1947 ⓘ
1948 ⓘ
largeState Gujarat ⓘ
surface form: Baroda State

Bhopal State ⓘ
Gwalior State ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form: Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)

Mysuru ⓘ
surface form: Mysore

Travancore ⓘ
largestState Hyderabad State ⓘ
legalFramework doctrine of paramountcy ⓘ
locatedIn British India ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent
numberOfStates over 560 at time of independence ⓘ
overlordshipExercisedBy Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form: Governor-General of India

Viceroy of India ⓘ
recognizedBy British Crown ⓘ
relationshipToBritishIndia not directly ruled by British government ⓘ
subject to British control in communications ⓘ
subject to British control in defense ⓘ
subject to British suzerainty in external affairs ⓘ
rulerTitle Jam Sahib ⓘ
Maharaja ⓘ
Nawab ⓘ
Nizam ⓘ
Raja ⓘ
sovereigntyStatus nominally sovereign ⓘ
semi-autonomous ⓘ
successorEntity Provinces of Pakistan ⓘ
United State of Kathiawar ⓘ
surface form: States of India
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj

first half of 20th century ⓘ
underSuzeraintyOf British Crown ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Star of India → associatedWith → Indian princely states ⓘ
Rajasthan → formedFrom → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: princely states of Rajputana
Maratha Empire → conflict → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Mysore
Jadeja Rajputs → historicalPeriod → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Raj (as princely rulers)
Kathiawar Agency → administered → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: princely states of Kathiawar
Kathiawar Peninsula → historicalRegion → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of Kathiawar
Rajputana Agency → composedOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajput princely states
India Office in London → appliesToJurisdiction → Indian princely states ⓘ
subject surface form: India Office
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Baghat → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
Battle of Khanwa → involvedPolity → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajput states
Chamber of Princes → appliesToJurisdiction → Indian princely states ⓘ
Maharaja → associatedWith → Indian princely states ⓘ
Indo-Saracenic architecture → developedIn → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Morvi State → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Western India States Agency → associatedWith → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kathiawar princely states
Pratapgarh State → historicalEra → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Pratapgarh State → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: princely states of Rajputana
Shahpura State → associatedWith → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajputana princely states
Shahpura State → category → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Kingdom of Cochin → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Indian princely states
British Raj (Company rule in India) → policy → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Subsidiary Alliance system
Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of Rajputana
royal family of Jaipur → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajputana princely states
Mahadaji Scindia → opponent → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rajput states
Maratha–Holkar rule (18th–19th century) → integratedInto → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Indian princely state system
Raghunath Rao Newalkar → culturalContext → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maratha princely states
Raja Gangadhar Rao → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Bhavsinhji Madhavsinhji → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: Princely states of India
Travancore rupee → country → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: British India (princely state)
Maharaja of Travancore → partOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
Maharaja of Travancore → underSovereigntyOf → Indian princely states ⓘ
this entity surface form: British Crown (as a princely state under British India)