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 States, existed in India. These states were not a part of British India but enjoyed a British protectorate 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 Baadshah (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 et cetera.
Furthermore, criteria of statehood (used for inclusion) differ between sources.
In some cases, several name variations or completely different names are included.
| Name | Salute type | Reign | Merged into | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | up to | |||||
| Ajaigarh | 11 | 1765 | 1949 | India | ||
| Akkalkot | 1708 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1703 | 1947 | 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 | |||
| 17 | 1802 | 1955 | Pakistan | |||
| Balasinor | 9 | 1758 | 1948 | India | ||
| Ballabhgarh | 1710 | 1867 | British Raj, India | |||
| Bamra | 1545 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1665 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1781 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15 | 1527 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1733 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1784 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1305 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1549 | 1950 | India | |||
| 9 | 1524 | 1948 | India | |||
| 21 | 1721 | 1949 | India | |||
| 11 | 836 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1412 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1753 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1324 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1874 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 13 | 18th century | 1948 | India | |||
| c.1750 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 1858 | India | |||||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| late 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 17th century | 1947 | India | |||
| 13 | 1723 | 1948 | India | |||
| 19 | 1707 | 1949 | India | |||
| 9 | 1697 | 1948 | India | |||
| ? | 1711 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1765 | 1950 | India | |||
| 1826 | 1858 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 17 | 1465 | 1947 | India | |||
| 16th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 1342 | 1949 | India | |||
| 11 | 1730 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1692 | 1855 | Company rule | ||||
| 11 | c.550 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1790 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1765 | 1950 | India | |||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1785 | 1950 | India | |||
| 9 | 1743 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1750 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1560 | 1969 | Pakistan | |||
| 12th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1707 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 13 | 1586 | 1949 | India | |||
| 17 | 1147 | 1948 | India | |||
| India | ||||||
| 9 | 1061 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1498 | 1948 | India | ||||
| c.1550 | 1818 | Sikh Empire | ||||
| 15 | 1626 | 1950 | India | |||
| late 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15 | 1728 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15 | 1728 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1815 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15 | 1730 | 1947 | India | |||
| 9 | 1262 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1529 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15 | 1806 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1742 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1595 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1690 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 19th century | 1969 | Pakistan | ||||
| 15 | 1197 | 1947 | India | |||
| 11 | 1803 | 1947 | India | |||
| 1821 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 888 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1807 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1634 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1415 | 1813 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 21 | 1761 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1690 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1554 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15th century | 1974 | Pakistan | ||||
| 21 | 1803 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15 | 1257 | 1948 | India | |||
| 19 | 1818 | 1948 | India | |||
| c.1650 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 1128 | 1949 | India | |||
| 15 | 1156 | 1947 | India | |||
| 1731 | 1840 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 1806 | 1840 | British Raj, India | ||||
| late 14th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1811 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 21 | 1846 | 1952 | India, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan | |||
| c. 1830 | 1969 | Pakistan | ||||
| 11 | 1489 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1665 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 13 | 1808 | 1948 | India | |||
| 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1732 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1815 | Sikh Empire | |||||
| 1170 | 1849 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 1686 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1343 | 1947 | India | |||
| 1947 | India | |||||
| 11 | 1584 | 1948 | India | |||
| 13 | 1838 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1804 | 1858 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 1730 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 13 | 1763 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| Jodhpur (Marwar) | 17 | 1250 | 1949 | India | ||
| 13 | 1730 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 697 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1760 | 1947 | India | |||
| 19 | 1666 | 1955 | Pakistan | |||
| 1006 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11th century | 1810 | Sikh Empire | ||||
| 1947 | India | |||||
| 13 | 1772 | 1947 | India | |||
| 17 | 1348 | 1949 | India | |||
| mid 17th century | 1956 | India | ||||
| 1674 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1751 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 12th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| late 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1833 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1599 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1724 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1697 | 1955 | Pakistan | ||||
| 1650 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15 | 1775 | 1955 | Pakistan | |||
| 9 | 1544 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1611 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 12th century | 1949 | India | |||
| 19 | 1707 | 1949 | India | |||
| 17th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 17th century | 1949 | India | |||
| 1527 | 20th century | India | ||||
| 1733 | 20th century | India | ||||
| 18th century | 1950 | India | ||||
| 1700 | 1858 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 15th century | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1854 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1733 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1713 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17th century | 19th century | India | ||||
| 750 | 1810 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 1461 | 1952 | India | ||||
| 1604 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1742 | 1955 | Pakistan | ||||
| 1340 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1772 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1780 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 9 | c.1500 | 1947 | India | |||
| 9 | 1806 | 1947 | India | |||
| 9 | 1434 | 1948 | India | |||
| 13 | 1434 | 1949 | India | |||
| 9 | 1778 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1663 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 18th century | 1955 | Pakistan | ||||
| 11 | 1657 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1466 | 1943 | India | ||||
| 1542 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1290 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1110 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1894 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 9 | late 17th century | 1949 | India | |||
| 1820 | 1948 | India | ||||
| c.1750 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1842 | 1948 | India | ||||
| c.1227 | 1948 | India | ||||
| c. 1580 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1698 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1465 | 1948 | India | |||
| India | ||||||
| 1621 | 1818 | Jaipur, India | ||||
| Mysore (Mahisur) | 21 | 1399 | 1950 | India | ||
| 13 | 1763 | 1947 | India | |||
| 14th century | 1974 | Pakistan | ||||
| 1818 | 1853 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 9 | 1344 | 1950 | India | |||
| 1807 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 1833 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | 1681 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1292 | 1948 | India | ||||
| India | ||||||
| 13 | 1540 | 1948 | India | |||
| c.1500 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1125 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 1899 | 20th century | India | ||||
| 15 | 1531 | 1950 | India | |||
| 12th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1732 | 1858 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1370 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1194 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1731 | 1950 | India | |||
| 1741 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 12th century | 20th century | India | ||||
| 1804 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1794 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 1627 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1191 | 1948 | India | |||
| 13th century | 1940 | India | ||||
| 1284 | 1948 | India | ||||
| Phulra(h) | 1860 | 1950 | Pakistan | |||
| 1547 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 13 | 1193 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15 | 1425 | 1949 | India | |||
| 17 | 1680 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1753 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1673 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1625 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 12th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 11 | late 15th century | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1620 | 1948 | India | |||
| 13 | 1340 | 1948 | India | |||
| India | ||||||
| 1724 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1742 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1870 | India | |||||
| 15 | 1774 | 1949 | India | |||
| 17th century | 1943 | India | ||||
| 17th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 13 | 1652 | 1948 | India | |||
| 15 | c.1790 | 1947 | India | |||
| 9 | 1791 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1736 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1780 | 1947 | India | |||
| 1948 | India | |||||
| 1493 | 1848 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 11 | 1760 | 1950 | India | |||
| 1713 | 1949 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1782 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1255 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1620 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1948 | India | |||||
| 1733 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 1672 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1818 | 1849 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 9 | 1627 | 1948 | India | |||
| 9 | 1629 | 1949 | India | |||
| 1450 | 1849 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 11 | 1095 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1842 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 15 | 1405 | 1949 | India | |||
| 11 | 1701 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1550 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 19th century | 1949 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1556 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 765 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1733 | 1842 | British Raj, India | ||||
| late 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1543 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1858 | 1969 | Pakistan | ||||
| 12th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1812 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1947 | India | |||||
| 1674 | 1855 | British Raj, India | ||||
| 16th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 17 | 1806 | 1949 | India | |||
| 12th century | 20th century | India | ||||
| 1690 | 1950 | India | ||||
| 19 | 1729 | 1949 | India | |||
| 13 | 1400 | 1949 | India | |||
| 16th century | 1859 | British Raj, India | ||||
| Udaipur (Mewar) | 734 | 1949 | India | |||
| Udaipur (Chhattisgarh) | 1818 | 1948 | India | |||
| 1740 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1948 | India | |||||
| 1577 | 1948 | India | ||||
| 1542 | 1947 | India | ||||
| 16th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 18th century | 1948 | India | ||||
| 9 | 1630 | 1948 | India | |||
| 11 | 1605 | 1948 | India | |||
| c1640 | 1972 | Pakistan | ||||