List of princely states of British India (by region) edit

Before the Partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India.[1] These were not part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which were under direct British administration, but rather under indirect rule, subject to subsidiary alliances.

Things moved quickly after the partition of British India in 1947. By the end of 1949, all of the states had chosen to accede to one of the newly independent states of India or Pakistan or else had been conquered and annexed.

Instrument of Accession edit

The British Empire in the East, 1919:

Territory of Papua edit


  Territory of Papua
  Queensland (annexed Papua in 1883)
StatusQueensland dependency (1883–1884)
British protectorate (1884–1888)
British colony (1888–1902)
Australian external territory (1902–1975)

League of Nations mandate edit

League of Nations mandates

References edit

  1. ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Indian Princely States before 1947 A-J". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 21 September 2018.