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List of princely states of British India (by region) Main article: List of princely states of British India (by region) Before the Partition of India in 1947, about 584 princely states, also called "native states", existed in India. These were not part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which were under direct British administration, but rather under indirect rule, subject to subsidiary alliances. Things moved quickly after the partition of British India in 1947. By the end of 1949, all of the states had chosen to accede to one of the newly independent states of India or Pakistan or else had been conquered and annexed.

British India   Princely states   Protectorates   Mandates   Other dependencies

Instrument of Accession Main article: Instrument of Accession

The British Empire in the East, 1919:   Princely states   Areas under direct British rule

Territory of Papua Main article: Territory of Papua

Territory of Papua   Queensland (annexed Papua in 1883)   Other British possessions Status Queensland dependency (1883–1884) British protectorate (1884–1888) British colony (1888–1902) Australian external territory (1902–1975)

League of Nations mandate Main article: League of Nations mandate

League of Nations mandates Class A, mandates in Western Asia: Syria Lebanon Palestine Transjordan Mesopotamia Class B, mandates in Africa: British Togoland French Togoland British Cameroon French Cameroon Ruanda-Urundi Tanganyika Class C, mandates in Africa: South West Africa Class C, mandates in the Pacific: Japanese Pacific Mandate Territory of New Guinea Nauru Western Samoa

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