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adjective
- 1. relating to a prince: "the princely states of India"
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Jun 9, 2024 · prince, a European title of rank, usually denoting a person exercising complete or almost complete sovereignty or a member of a royal family, but in some cases used to designate high-ranking nobles.
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Jun 21, 2024 · Princes also contributed to ethnic mobilisation, she states, through patronage of caste histories and religious translations, to give two examples. Caste, religious and linguistic identities became more tightly defined in the princely states, while the nationalist mobilisations found in British India took longer to develop.
2 days ago · The creation of this princely state helped the British safeguard their northern flank in their advance to the Indus and beyond during the latter part of the 19th century. The state thus formed part of a complex political buffer zone interposed by the British between their Indian empire and the empires of Russia and China to the north.
Jun 20, 2024 · However, the federation was never formed because it lacked the required number of princely states. The primary objective was to provide Indians with the responsible government they needed. With the help of this Act, an effort was made for the first time to unite and link the princely states of India to the country's constitutional ...
2 days ago · a man of rank in the ancient regime.
