Question

Write a short note on provinces and princely states?

Answer 1

The British ruled India with two administrative systems. One was ‘Provinces’ and the other ‘Princely States’. About 60% of the Indian sub-continent's territory were Provinces and 40% were Princely States. Provinces were British territories completely under British control. Princely States were states in British India with local ruler or king with honorary titles like Maharaja, Raja, Maharana, Rana, Nizam, Badshah and other such titles meaning king or ruler in different Indian languages. These rulers were subjected to the British Empire. These two types of administrative systems were the result of the British East India Company's attempt to annex the whole of Indian sub-continent and make it into a British territory.

Answer 2

the British India with two administration syste.one was Pravin says and otherwise princely states.
about 60% of the Indian subcontinent secretary work provinces and 40% work princely states.
provinces were British territories completely under British control princely states were states in British India with local rural king with Nani titles like Maharaja Rana Rana Rana Nizam Badshah and other subtitles meaning in our role in different Indian languages.