Question

During the time of Lord Hastings, many princely states accepted the British sovereignty. In this way Lord Hasting expanded the British Empire. How many princely states of Rajasthan accepted sovereignty?​

Answer 1

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At the time of Indian independence in 1947, India was divided into two sets of territories, one under direct British rule, and the other under the suzerainty of the British Crown, with control over ... The exact relations between the British and each princely state were ... The Nawab agreed, and did not renege over the deal.

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Answer 2

The sovereignty was accepted by 19 princely states.

• During British rule India was divided into two parts, the British empire and the 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.
• For this he looked upon the independent Rajputana states as his potential allies against the Marathas, and negotiated alliances with Rajasthan's princely states thereby gaining complete control over them.