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Question
There were more than six hundred small and big ______ in India.
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States
Villages
Princely States
Cities
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Solution
There were more than six hundred small and big princely states in India.
Explanation:
Princely states/native states were subsidiary states under a regional ruler during the British Empire in India. It was not directly ruled by the British rulers but by a local leader. The British had indirect control over these states. During the time of independence, there were 565 princely states officially recognized in India, constituting 48% of the area and 28% of the population of the pre-independent India.
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