This is a list of Indian princely states, as they existed during the British Raj before 1947.
Before the Partition of India in 1947, hundreds of princely states, also called native or Indian states, existed in India. These states were not a part of British India but functioned as British protectorates under a subsidiary alliance and some indirect rule. They were the parts of the Indian subcontinent which had not been conquered or annexed by the British, often former vassals of the Mughal badshah (emperor).
The states are listed alphabetically; this list complements the list of princely states of British India, which is arranged by region and agency. Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borders have changed significantly, even entities (provinces, principalities) split, merged, renamed, etc. Furthermore, criteria of statehood (used for inclusion) differ between sources. In some cases, several name variations or completely different names are included.
Sortable list of former princely states
Merged into British Raj Name Gun-salute for ruler Reign Merged intofromup to Ballabhgarh 1710 1867 Punjab Province (now India)Banda17901858Bengal Presidency(now India) Bijairaghogarh 1826 1858 Saugor and Nerbudda Territories(now India) Carnatic Sultanate 1692 1855 Madras Presidency(now India) Datarpur c.1550 1818 Sikh Empire(now India)Dimasa13th century1832Bengal Presidency (now India) Guler 1415 1813 Sikh Empire (now India) Jaitpur 1731 1840 Bengal Presidency (now India) Jalaun 1806 1840 Bengal Presidency (now India) Jasrota 1815 Sikh Empire (now India) Jaswan 1170 1849 Sikh Empire (now India) Jhansi 1804 1858 Bengal Presidency (now India) Kangra 11th century 1810 Sikh Empire (now India) Kutlehar 750 1810 Sikh Empire (now India)Kittur1824Bombay Presidency (now India) Kulpahar 1700 1858 Bengal Presidency (now India) Nagpur 1818 1853 Nagpur Province (now India) Oudh 1732 1858 North-Western Provinces (now India) Sambalpur 1493 1849 Bengal Presidency (now India) Satara 1818 1849 Bombay Presidency (now India) Thanjavur Maratha 1674 1855 Madras Presidency (now India) Tulsipur 16th century 1859 North-Western Provinces (now India) Siba 1450 1849 Punjab Province (now India) Surat 1733 1842 Bombay Presidency (now India)
Merged into India or Pakistan
Name Gun-salute for ruler Reign Merged intofromup to Ajaigarh 11 1765 1949 India Akkalkot 1708 1948 India Alipura 1757 1950 India Alirajpur 11 1437 1948 India Alwar 15 1296 1949 India Amb (Tanawal) 18xx 1969 Pakistan Ambliara 1619 1943 India Angadh 9 1874 1947 India Arakkal 7 1545 1819 India Athgarh 1178 1949 India Athamallik 1874 1948 India Aundh 1699 1948 India Babariawad 1947 India Baghal 1643 1948 India Baghat 1500 1948 India Bahawalpur 17 1802 1955 Pakistan Balasinor 9 1758 1948 India Bamra 1545 1948 India Banganapalle 9 1665 1948 India Bansda 9 1781 1948 India Banswara 15 1527 1949 India Bantva Manavadar 1733 1947 India Baoni 11 1784 1948 India Baramba 1305 1949 India Baraundha 9 1549 1950 India Baria 9 1524 1948 India Baroda 21 1721 1949 India Barwani 11 836 1948 India Bashahr 1412 1948 India Basoda 1753 1947 India Bastar 1324 1948 India Baudh 1874 1948 India Beja 18th century 1948 India Benares 13 18th century 1948 India Beri c.1750 1950 India Bhaisunda 1812 1948 India Bhajji late 18th century 1948 India Bharatpur 17 17th century 1947 India Bhavnagar 13 1723 1948 India Bhopal 19 1707 1949 India Bhor 9 1697 1948 India Bijawar 11 1765 1950 India Bikaner 17 1465 1947 India Bonai 16th century 1948 India Bundi 17 1342 1949 India Cambay 11 1730 1948 India Chamba 11 c.550 1948 India Changbhakar 1790 1948 India Charkhari 11 1765 1950 India Chhatarpur 11 1785 1950 India Chhota Udaipur 9 1743 1948 India Chhuikhadan 1750 1948 India Chitral 11 1560 1969 Pakistan Chota Nagpur 12th century 1948 India Chuda 1707 1948 IndiaCochin1712th century1949India Cooch Behar 13 1586 1949 India Cutch 17 1147 1948 India Charkha India Danta 9 1061 1948 India Darkoti 11th century 1948 India Daspalla 1498 1948 India Datia 15 1626 1950 India Dedhrota late 18th century 1948 India Dewas Junior 15 1728 1948 India Dewas Senior 15 1728 1948 India Dhami 1815 1948 India Dhar 15 1730 1947 India Dharampur 9 1262 1948 India Dhenkanal 1529 1948 India Dholpur 15 1806 1949 India Dhrangadhra 1742 1948 India Dhrol 9 1595 1948 India Dhurwai 1690 1950 India Dir 19th century 1969 Pakistan Dungarpur 15 1197 1947 India Faridkot 11 1803 1947 India Gangpur 1821 1948 India Garhwal 11 888 1949 India Gaurati 1180 1948 India Gaurihar 1807 1950 India Gondal 11 1634 1949 India Gwalior 21 1761 1948 India Hindol 1554 1948 India Hunza 15th century 1974 Pakistan Hyderabad 21 1803 1948 India Idar 15 1257 1948 India Indore 19 1818 1948 India Jafarabad c.1650 1948 India Jaipur 17 1128 1949 India Jaisalmer 15 1156 1947 India Jambughoda late 14th century 1948 India Jamkhandi 1811 1948 India Jammu and Kashmir 21 1846 1952 India Jandol c. 1830 1969 Pakistan Janjira 11 1489 1948 India Jasdan 1665 1948 India Jaora 13 1808 1948 India Jashpur 18th century 1948 India Jaso 1732 1948 India Jath 1686 1948 India Jawhar 9 1343 1947 India Jesar 1947 India Jhabua 11 1584 1948 India Jhalawar 13 1838 1949 India Jigni 1730 1950 India Jind 13 1763 1948 India Jobat 15th century 1948 India Jodhpur (Marwar) 17 1250 1949 India Junagadh 13 1730 1948 India Kahlur 11 697 1948 India Kalahandi 9 1760 1947 India Kalat 19 1666 1955 Pakistan Kalsia 1006 1949 India Kamta-Rajaula 1812 1948 India Kanker 1947 India Kapurthala 13 1772 1947 India Karauli 17 1348 1949 India Kapshi Jagir mid 17th century 1956 India Katosan 1674 1947 India Kawardha 1751 1948 India Keonjhar 12th century 1948 India Keonthal late 18th century 1948 India Khairagarh 1833 1948 India Khandpara 1599 1948 India Khaniadhana 1724 1948 India Kharan 1697 1955 Pakistan Kharsawan 1650 1948 India Khayrpur 15 1775 1955 Pakistan Khilchipur 9 1544 1948 India Kishangarh 1611 1948 India Kolhapur 19 1707 1949 India Koriya 17th century 1948 India Kota 17 17th century 1949 India Kotharia, Rajasthan 1527 20th century India Kotharia, Rajkot 1733 20th century India Kothi 18th century 1950 India Kumharsain 15th century 1947 India Kurundvad Junior 1854 1948 India Kurundvad Senior 1733 1948 India Kurwai 1713 1948 India Kuthar 17th century 1947 India Lakhtar 1604 1947 India Las Bela 1742 1955 Pakistan Lathi 1340 1948 India Lawa Thikana 1772 1947 India Limbda 1780 1948 India Limbdi 9 c.1500 1947 India Loharu 9 1806 1947 India Lunavada 9 1434 1948 India Vallavpur 13 1434 1949 India Maihar 9 1778 1948 India Makrai 1663 1948 India Makran 18th century 1955 Pakistan Malerkotla 11 1657 1948 India Malpur 1466 1943 India Mandi 11 1290 1948 India Manipur 11 1110 1949 India Mayurbhanj 9 late 17th century 1949 India Miraj Junior 1820 1948 India Miraj Senior c.1750 1948 India Mohammadgarh 1842 1948 India Mohanpur c.1227 1948 India Mohrampur Jagir c. 1580 1948 India Morvi 11 1698 1948 India Mudhol 9 1465 1948 India Muli 1470 1950 India Mysore 21 1399 1950 India Nabha 13 1763 1947 India Nagar 14th century 1974 Pakistan Nagod 9 1344 1950 India Naigaon Rebai 1807 1949 India Nandgaon 1833 1948 India Narsinghgarh 11 1681 1948 India Narsinghpur 1292 1948 India Nasvadi c. 1484 1948 India Nawanagar 13 1540 1948 India Nayagarh c.1500 1948 India Nilgiri 1125 1949 India Nazargunj 1899 20th century India Orchha 15 1531 1950 India Orissa Tributary States 12th century 1948 India Pahra 1812 1948 India Pal Lahara 18th century 1948 India Palanpur 1370 1948 India Paldeo 1812 1948 India Palitana 9 1194 1948 India Panna 11 1731 1950 India Patdi 1741 1947 India Pataudi 1804 1947 India Pathari 1794 1948 India Patiala 17 1627 1948 India Patna 9 1191 1948 India Pethapur 13th century 1940 India Phaltan 1284 1948 India Phulra 1860 1950 Pakistan Piploda 1547 1948 India Porbandar 13 1193 1948 India Pratapgarh 15 1425 1949 India Pudukkottai 17 1680 1948 India Radhanpur 11 1753 1948 India Raigarh 1625 1947 India Rairakhol 12th century 1948 India Rajgarh 11 late 15th century 1948 India Rajkot 9 1620 1948 India Rajpipla 13 1340 1948 India Rajpur, Baroda India Rajpara 1724 1948 India Ramdurg 1742 1948 India Ramanka 1870 India Rampur 15 1774 1949 India Ranasan 17th century 1943 India Ranpur 17th century 1948 India Ratlam 13 1652 1948 India Rewa 15 c.1790 1947 India Sachin 9 1791 1948 India Sailana 11 1736 1948 India Saklana 11 1780 1947 India Sakti 1948 India Samthar 11 1760 1950 India Sandur 1713 1949 India Sangli 9 1782 1948 India Sant 9 1255 1948 India Saraikela 1620 1948 India Sarangarh 1948 India Sardargarh Bantva 1733 1947 India Savanur 1672 1948 India Sawantwadi 9 1627 1948 India Shahpura 9 1629 1949 India Sirmur 11 1095 1948 India Stok jair 1842 1948 India Sirohi 15 1405 1949 India Sitamau 11 1701 1948 India Sohawal 1550 1950 India Somna 19th century 1949 India Sonepur 9 1556 1948 India Suket 11 765 1948 India Surgana late 18th century 1948 India Surguja 1543 1948 India Swat 1858 1969 Pakistan Talcher 12th century 1948 India Taraon 1812 1948 India Tigiria 16th century 1948 India Tonk 17 1806 1949 India Torawati 12th century 20th century India Tori Fatehpur 1690 1950 India Travancore 19 1729 1949 India Tripura 13 1400 1949 India Udaipur (Mewar) 734 1949 India Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) 1818 1948 India Vala 1740 1948 India Varsoda 1948 India Vijaynagar 1577 1948 India Vijaipur 1542 1947 India Vallbhapur 16th century 1948 India Wadagam 18th century 1948 India Wadhwan 9 1630 1948 India Wankaner 11 1605 1948 India Yasin 17th century 1972 Pakistan
See also
List of princely states of British India (by region) List of Maratha dynasties and states List of Rajput dynasties and states
Sources and references Indian Princely States Genealogy Queensland University Flags of Indian Princely States
Further reading Seymour, William. "The Indian States under the British Crown" History Today. (Dec 1967), Vol. 17 Issue 12, pp 819–827 online; covers 1858 to 1947.