Question

during the time of hastings many princely states accepted the British sovereignty in this way lord hastings expanded the British empire how many princely states of rajasthan accepted sovereignty ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The sovereignty was accepted by 19 princely states.

The princely stated were ruled by local rulers. For Rajasthan, only one historical province of Ajmer was ruled by Britishers rest 19 were by the native rulers. Lord Hastings had carefully sought to impose the paramountcy in India, by promptly suppressing the Marathas