Question

23. Before 1947, there were two types of states in India –the provinces and the princely states.Provinces

were ruled directly by British officials, who were appointed by the viceroy. Princely states were ruled by

local, hereditary rulers who acknowledged sovereignty in return for local autonomy
a.. Why were the states called as princely states?​

Answer 1

A princely state, also called native state, feudatory state or Indian state (for those states on the subcontinent), was a vassal state under a local or indigenous or regional ruler in a subsidiary alliance with the British Raj.

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Answer 2

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