List of princely states of British India (by region)
Name of state British Resident or Agent Now part of Last or present ruler
Alwar Princely State Rajasthan , India Raj Rishi Shri Sawai Maharaja Jitendra Pratap Singhji Veerendra Shiromani Dev Bharat Prabhakar Bahadur Jitendra Singh , Maharaja of Alwar
Banswara Princely State Rajasthan , India Rai Rayan Mahimahendra Maharajadhiraj Maharawalji Sahib Shri Jagmalji II Sahib Bahadur , Naresh Rajya , Maharawal of Banswara
Bharatpur Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharaja Brijendra Singh
Bikaner Princely State Rajasthan , India Sri Raj Rajeshwar Maharajadhiraj Narendra Sawai Maharaja Shiromani Ravi Raj Singhji Bahadur , Maharaja of Bikaner and Head of the Royal House of Bikaner
Bundi Princely State Rajasthan , India Col. Maharao Raja Shri Bahadur Singhji Bahadur
Dholpur Princely State Rajastsan , India His Highness Maharajadhiraja Shri Sawai Maharaj Rana Shri Hemant Singh , Lokendra Bahadur , Diler Jang Jai Deo , Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
Dungarpur Princely State Rajasthan , India Rai-i-Rayan , Mahimahendra , Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Shri Mahipal Singhji II Sahib Bahadur , Maharawal of Dungarpur
Jaipur Princely State Rajasthan , India HH Saramad-i-Rajahai Hindustan Raj Rajendra Shri Maharajadhiraj Sir Sawai Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II
Jaisalmer Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharajadhiraj Maharawal Sir Jawahir Singh Bahadur
Jhalawar Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharajadhiraj Maharaj Rana Shri Chandrajit Singh Dev Bahadur , Maharaj Rana of Jhalawar
Jodhpur Princely State Rajasthan , India Raj Rajeshwar Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Hindustan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Shri Gaj Singhji II Sahib Bahadur , Maharaja of Jodhpur
Karauli Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharaja Shri Ganesh Pal Deo Bahadur Yadakul Chandra Bhal
Kishangarh Princely State Rajasthan , India Umdae Rajhae Buland Makan Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sumer Singhji Bahadur
Kotah Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharao Shri Bhim Singh II Bahadur
Kushalgarh Princely State Rajasthan , India Rao Harendra Singh
Sardargarh ( formerly Lawa ) , thikana in Udaipur Princely State Rajasthan , India
Mewar Princely State Rajasthan , India Maharana Sir Bhupal Singh
Patan , Rajasthan Princely State Rajasthan , India Rao Bir Bikram Singh
Pratabgarh Princely State Rajasthan , India Raja Ajit Pratap Singh
Shekhawati Princely State Rajasthan , India Shri Maharao Sheoraj Singh
Princely States at the time of independence on 14 August 1947 -- States of the Rajputana Agency
States of the Rajputana Agency .
Before the Partition of India in 1947, 584 Princely States, also called Native States, existed in India, which were not fully and formally part of British India, the parts of the Indian subcontinent which had not been conquered or annexed by the British but 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.