List of princely states of British India (alphabetical)

This is a list of Indian princely states, as they existed during the British Raj prior to 1947.

Before the Partition of India in 1947, hundreds (565? ) 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

NameCapitalSalute typeReignLocation/ Successor state
from up to
Ajaigarh StateAjaygarh (Ajaigarh)11-gun salute state1765 1949India
Akkalkot StateAk(k)alkotnon-salute state1708 1948India
Alipura Statenon-salute state1757 1950India
Alirajpur State(Ali)Rajpur11-gun salute state1437 1948India
Alwar StateAlwar15-gun salute state1296 1949India
Amb (Tanawal)Darband/ Summer capital: Shergarhnon-salute state19th century 1969Pakistan
Ambliara Statenon-salute state1619 1943India
Angadh State9 gun-salute state1874 1947India
Arakkal kingdom7 gun-salute state1545 1819India
Athgarhnon-salute state1178 1949India
Athmallik Statenon-salute state1874 1948India
Aundh StateAundh (District - Satara) non-salute state1699 1948India
Babariawadnon-salute state India
Baghal Statenon-salute statec.1643 1948India
Baghatnon-salute statec.1500 1948India
BahawalpurBahawalpur17-gun salute state1802 1955Pakistan
Balasinor State9-gun salute state1758 1948India
Ballabhgarhnon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1710 1867India
Bamranon-salute state1545 1948India
Banganapalle State9-gun salute state1665 1948India
Bansda State9-gun salute state1781 1948India
Banswara State15-gun salute state1527 1949India
Bantva Manavadarnon-salute state1733 1947India
Baoni State11-gun salute state1784 1948India
Baramba Statenon-salute state1305 1949India
Baraundha9-gun salute state1549 1950India
Baria State9-gun salute state1524 1948India
Baroda StateBaroda21-gun salute state1721 1949India
Barwani StateBarwani (Sidhanagar c.1640)11-gun salute state836 1948India
Bashahrnon-salute state1412 1948India
Basoda Statenon-salute state1753 1947India
Bastar Statenon-salute state1324 1948India
Baudh Statenon-salute state1874 1948India
Beja Statenon-salute state18th century 1948India
Benares State13-gun salute state18th century 1948India
Beri Statenon-salute statec.1750 1950India
Bhaisundanon-salute state1812 1948India
Bhajji Statenon-salute statelate 18th century 1948India
Bharatpur State17-gun salute state17th century 1947India
Bhavnagar State13-gun salute state1723 1948India
Bhopal StateBhopal19-gun salute state1707 1949India
Bhor State9-gun salute state1697 1948India
Bhith Bhagwanpur Statesalute state1711 1948India
Bijawar State11-gun salute state1765 1950India
Bikaner State17-gun salute state1465 1947India
Bonainon-salute state12th century 1948India
Bundi State17-gun salute state1342 1949India
Cambay State11-gun salute state1730 1948India
Nawab of the Carnaticnon-salute, annexed by the British Rajc.1690 1801India
Chamba StateChamba11-gun salute statec.550 1948India
Changbhakar (Chang Bhakar)non-salute statec.1790 1948India
Charkhari State11-gun salute state1765 1950India
Chaube Jagirsnon-salute state1812 1948India
Chhatarpur State11-gun salute state1785 1950India
Chhota Udaipur State9-gun salute state1743 1948India
Chhuikhadan Statenon-salute state1750 1948India
Chitral (princely state)Chitral11-gun salute state1560 1969Pakistan
Chota Nagpur Statesnon-salute state12th century 1948India
Chudanon-salute state India
Cooch Behar State13-gun salute state1586 1949India
Cutch State17-gun salute state1147 1948India
Charkha State (Dhari, Amreli) non-salute State India
Danta State9-gun salute state1061 1948India
Darkotinon-salute state11th century 1948India
Daspalla Statenon-salute state1498 1948India
Datarpurnon-salute, annexed by the British Rajc.1550 1849India
Datia State15-gun salute state1626 1950India
Dedhrota non-salute salute late 19th century 1947 India
| Dewas StatesDewas15-gun salute state1728 1948India
Dhaminon-salute state1815 1948India
Dhar StateDhar (Dharanagar 1732 -...., Multhan 1728-1732)15-gun salute state1730 1947India
Dharampur StateDharampur, formerly Mandvegan9-gun salute state1262 1948India
Dhenkanal Statenon-salute state1529 1948India
Dholpur State15-gun salute statec.700 1949India
Dhrangadhra State (Kuwa, Halwad(-Dhrangadhra))Dhrangadhra13-gun salute state1742 1948India
Dhrol State9-gun salute state1595 1948India
Dhurwai Statenon-salute state1690 1950India
D(h)irDir (or Dhir)non-salute state19th century 1969Pakistan
Dungarpur State15-gun salute state1197 1947India
Faridkot State11-gun salute state1803 1947India
Gangpur Statenon-salute state1821 1948India
Garhwal KingdomVarious11-gun salute state888 1949India
Gaurihar Statenon-salute state1807 1950India
Gondal State11-gun salute state1634 1949India
Guler Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1415 1813India
Gwalior StateGwalior/Laskar21-gun salute state1761 1948India
Hasht-Bhaiyanon-salute state1690 1948India
Hindol Statenon-salute state1554 1948India
Hunza (princely state)Baltitnon-salute state15th century 1974Pakistan
Hyderabad StateHaydarabad (or Hyderabad)21-gun salute state1803 1948India
Idar State15-gun salute statec.1257 1948India
Indore State19-gun salute state1818 1948India
Jafarabad Statenon-salute statec.1650 1948India
Jaipur StateJaipur (Jayapura)17-gun salute state1128 1949India
Jaisalmer StateJaisalmir (or Jaisalmer)15-gun salute state1156 1947India
Jaitpur Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1731 1840India
Jalaun Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1806 1840India
Jambughoda Statenon-salute statelate 14th century 1948India
Jamkhandi Statenon-salute state1811 1948India
Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)21-gun salute state1846 1952India
Jandol StateBarwanon-salute statec. 1830 1948Pakistan
Janjira State11-gun salute state1489 1948India
Jaoli principalitynon-salute, annexed by Maratha Empire17th century India
Jaora State13-gun salute state1808 1948India
Jashpur Statenon-salute state18th century 1948India
Jaso Statenon-salute state1732 1948India
Jasrotanon-salute state India
Jaswan Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1170 1849India
Jath Statenon-salute state1686 1948India
Jawhar State9-gun salute state1343 1947India
Jesar Statenon-salute state India
Jeypore StateJeyporenon salute state1443 1948India
Jhabua State11-gun salute state1584 1948India
Jhalawar State13-gun salute state1838 1949India
Jhansi Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1804 1858India
Jigni Statenon-salute state1730 1950India
Jind State13-gun salute state1763 1948India
Jobat Statenon-salute state15th century 1948India
Jodhpur State (Marwar)Jodhpur17-gun salute state1250 1949India
Junagadh StateJunagadh13-gun salute state1730 1948India
Kahlur11-gun salute state697 1948India
Kalahandi State9-gun salute state1760 1947India
KalatKalat19-gun salute state1666 1955Pakistan
Kalsianon-salute state1006 1949India
Kamta-Rajaula Statenon-salute state1812 1948India
Kangra Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj11th century 1846India
Kanker StateKankernon-salute state 1947India
Kapshinon-salute statemid 17th century 1956India
Kapurthala State13-gun salute state1772 1947India
Karauli State17-gun salute state1348 1949India
Kapshi Jagirnon-salute stateMid-17th century 1956India
Kawardha Statenon-salute state1751 1948India
Keonjhar Statenon-salute state12th century 1948India
Keonthalnon-salute statelate 18th century 1948India
Khairagarh Statenon-salute state1833 1948India
Khandpara Statenon-salute statec.1599 1948India
Khaniadhana Statenon-salute state1724 1948India
Kharan (princely state)Kharannon-salute state1697 1955Pakistan
Kharsawan Statenon-salute state1650 1948India
Khayrpur (princely state)Khayrpur15-gun salute state1775 1955Pakistan
Khilchipur State9-gun salute state1544 1948India
Kishangarh Statenon-salute state1611 1948India
Kingdom of Cochin17-gun salute state12th century 1949India
Kolhapur State19-gun salute state1707 1949India
Koriyanon-salute state16th century 1948India
Kota State17-gun salute state17th century 1949India
Kotharia, Rajasthannon-salute statec.1527 20th century India
Kotharia, Rajkotnon-salute statec.1733 20th century India
Kothi Statenon-salute state18th century 1950India
Kulpaharnon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1700 1858India
Kumharsainnon-salute state15th century 1947India
Kurundvad Juniornon-salute state1733 1948India
Kurundvad Seniornon-salute state1733 1948India
Kurwai Statenon-salute state1713 1948India
Kutharnon-salute state17th century 19th century India
Kutlehar Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj750 1810India
Lakhtarnon-salute state1604 1947India
Las Bela (princely state)Belanon-salute state1742 1955Pakistan
Lathi Statenon-salute state1340 1948India
Lawa Thikananon-salute state1772 1947India
Limbda Statenon-salute state1780 1948India
Limbdi State9-gun salute statec.1500 1947India
Loharu State9-gun salute state1806 1947India
Lunavada State9-gun salute state1434 1948India
? Vallavpur?13 -salute state1434 1949India
Maihar State9-gun salute state1778 1948India
Makrai Statenon-salute state1663 1948India
Makran (princely state)Turbatnon-salute state18th century 1955Pakistan
Malerkotla State11-gun salute state1657 1948India
Malpur StateMalpurnon-salute state1466 1943India
Mandanon-salute state1542 1947India
Mandi StateMandi11-gun salute state1290 1948India
ManipurImphal (Bishenpur 1775-1796)11-gun salute state1110 1949India
Maurha Statenon-salute state1894 1949India
Mayurbhanj StateBaripada9-gun salute statelate 17th century 1949India
Miraj Juniornon-salute state1820 1948India
Miraj Seniornon-salute state1820 1948India
Mohammadgarh Statenon-salute state1842 1947India
Mohanpur StateMohanpurnon-salute statec.1227 1948India
Mohrampur Jagirnon-salute statec. 1580 1948India
Morvi State11-gun salute state1698 1948India
Mudhol State9-gun salute state1465 1948India
Muli Statenon-salute state India
Mundrunon-salute, annexed by the Jaipur State1621 1818India
Mysore (Mahisur)Bangalore (to 1831 Mysore [Mahisur]), Srirangapatna21-gun salute state1399 1950India
Nabha State13-gun salute state1763 1947India
Nagar (princely state)Nagarnon-salute state14th century 1974Pakistan
Nagod(h)Nagodh (Nagod)9-gun salute state1344 1950India
Nandgaon Statenon-salute state1833 1948India
Narsinghgarh State11-gun salute state1681 1948India
Narsinghpur Statenon-salute state1292 1948India
Nasvadinon-salute state India
Nawanagar StateJamnagar13-gun salute state1540 1948India
Nayagarh Statenon-salute statec.1500 1948India
Nazargunjnon-salute state1899 20th century India
Nilgiri Statenon-salute state1125 1949India
Orchha State15-gun salute statec.1501 1950India
Orissa Tributary Statesnon-salute state12th century 1948India
Oudh State (Pratapgarh Estate)non-salute, annexed by the British Raj1732 1858India
Pahranon-salute state1812 1948India
Pal Lahara Statenon-salute state11th century 1948India
Palanpur Statenon-salute state1370 1948India
Paldeonon-salute state1812 1948India
Palitana State9-gun salute state1194 1948India
Panna State11-gun salute state1731 1950India
Patdi StatePatdinon-salute state1741 1947India
Patan, Rajasthannon-salute state12th century 20th century India
Pataudi Statenon-salute state1804 1947India
Pathari Statenon-salute state1794 1948India
Patiala State17-gun salute state1627 1948India
Patna9-gun salute state1191 1948India
Pethapur Statenon-salute state13th century 1940India
Phaltan Statenon-salute state1284 1948India
Phulra(h)Phulra(h)non-salute state1860 1950Pakistan
Piploda Statenon-salute state1547 1948India
Porbandar State13-gun salute state1193 1948India
Pratapgarh StatePratapgarh (Partabgarh)15-gun salute state1425 1949India
Pudukkottai state17-gun salute state1680 1948India
Punial Statenon-salute state 1974Pakistan
Radhanpur State11-gun salute state1753 1948India
Raghogarh Statenon-salute state1673 1947India
Raigarh Statenon-salute state1625 1947India
Rairakhol Statenon-salute state12th century 1948India
Rajgarh State11-gun salute statelate 15th century 1948India
Rajgarh State9-gun salute statelate 12th century 1948India
Rajkot State9-gun salute state1620 1948India
Rajoli Zamindari Estatenon-salute statec.1775 1948India
Rajpipla State13-gun salute state1340 1948India
Rajpur, Barodanon-salute state India
Rajpara State (Halar)Rajpura Non-Salute State 1811 1949 India
Ramdurg Statenon-salute sta1742 1948India
Ramankanon-salute sta1870 India
Rampur StateRampur15-gun salute state1774 1949India
Ranasan Statenon-salute state17th century 1943India
Ranpur Statenon-salute state17th century 1948India
Ratlam State13-gun salute state1652 1948India
Rewa (princely state)17-gun salute statec.1790 1948India
Sachin State9-gun salute state1791 1948India
S(h)ailanaShailana (Sailana)11-gun salute state1736 1948India
Sakti Statenon-salute state 1948India
Sambalpur Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1493 1848India
Samthar State11-gun salute state1760 1950India
Sandur Statenon-salute state1713 1949India
Sangli State9-gun salute state1782 1948India
Sant State9-gun salute state1255 1948India
Saraikela Statenon-salute state1620 1948India
Sarangarh Statenon-salute state 1948India
Sardargarh Bantvanon-salute state1733 1947India
Savanur Statenon-salute state1672 1948India
Sawantwadi State9-gun salute state1627 1948India
Shahpura State9-gun salute state1629 1949India
Siba Statenon-salute, partly annexed by the British Raj1450 1849India
Sirmur StateSirmür11-gun salute state1095 1948India
Stok jair-1842to1948 no gun salute
Sirohi State15-gun salute state1405 1949India
Sitamau State11-gun salute state1701 1948India
Sohawal Statenon-salute state1550 1950India
Somna Statenon-salute state19th century 1949India
Sonepur State9-gun salute state1556 1948India
Suket State11-gun salute state765 1948India
Surat Statenon-salute state, annexed by the British Raj1733 1842India
Surgana Statenon-salute statelate 18th century 1948India
Surguja Statenon-salute state1543 1948India
SwatSaidu Sharifnon-salute state1858 1969Pakistan
Talcher Statenon-salute state12th century 1948India
Taraon Statenon-salute state1812 1948India
Tekari Rajnon-salute state India
Thanjavur Maratha kingdomnon-salute, annexed by the British Raj1674 1855India
Tigiria Statenon-salute state16th century 1948India
Tonk State17-gun salute state1806 1949India
Torawatinon-salute state12th century 20th century India
Tori Fatehpurnon-salute state1690 1950India
TravancoreTiruvidamkodu/Tiruvankur/Travancore) (Padmanabhapuram to 1795)19-gun salute state1729 1949India
Tripura (princely state) (Hill Tipperah and British Tippera)Agartala(Aguli)13-gun salute stateBefore Christ 1949India
Tulsipur Statenon-salute, annexed by the British Raj16th century 1859India
Udaipur State (Mewar)Udaipur19-gun salute state734 1949India
Udaipur State, Chhattisgarhnon-salute state1818 1948India
Vala Statenon-salute state1740 1948India
Varsodanon-salute statec.745 1947India
Vijaynagar StateVijayanagar (previously Ghodasar)non-salute state1577 1948India
Vijaipur StateKantitnon-salute state1542 1947India
Vallbhapur Statenon-salute state16th century 1948India
Wadagam StateWadagamnon-salute state18th century 1948India
Wadhwan StateWadhwan9-gun salute state1630 1948India
Wankaner State (Vankaner)11-gun salute state1605 1948India
Yasin StateYasinnon-salute statec1640 1972Pakistan
The British Empire in the East, 1919, showing the princely states coloured green, British India coloured red

Sources and references

References

    Further reading

    • 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.
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