Before 1947 there were two types of states in india . Name them and give a brief account of them?
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Before 1947, the British United parts of the earlier Mughal, Sikh, Maratha Empires to make a United India stretching from Peshawar in modern day Pakistan all the way to Rangoon in modern Myanmar.
During this time, what was known as 'British India' was first called Presidency towns, then Presidencies of British India and then provinces of India. Things changed depending on the time the British arrived and expanded with the East India Company and by 1851 when the whole area was divided into 4 grand parts, the Bengal Presidency, Bombay Presidency , Madras Presidency and North-Western provinces. There were also several princely states in there, which were partially independent but came under the British Crown
During this time, what was known as 'British India' was first called Presidency towns, then Presidencies of British India and then provinces of India. Things changed depending on the time the British arrived and expanded with the East India Company and by 1851 when the whole area was divided into 4 grand parts, the Bengal Presidency, Bombay Presidency , Madras Presidency and North-Western provinces. There were also several princely states in there, which were partially independent but came under the British Crown
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The two types of states in India before the independence were Princely States and Provinces which were in the proportion of 40% and 60% respectively. The main purpose of the division was to annex the whole of Indian sub-continent and make it into British territory. The provinces were completely under British control while Princely States had an Indian king subjected to the British empire. The ruler was given a title like Nawab, Rana, Maharaja, Raja, Badshah which meant 'king'. We can say that Lucknow was a Princely State while Bombay was a province
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