Question

what are princely states

Answer 1

A princely state are also called native state or indian state was a vassal state under a local or a regional state under a local or regional ruler in a subsidiary alliance with a british raj .

Answer 2

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• Princely state also known as native state, feudatory state or Indian state.
• Though the history of the princely states of the subcontinent dates from at least the classical period of Indian history .
• The princely states varied greatly in status, size and wealth.
• The era of Principal states effectively ended with Indian independence in 1947; by 1950, almost all of the principalities has acceded to either Pakistan or India .
• Hyderabad was the biggest princely state at the time of independence. It was a Hindu majority state with Muslim leader.