Chota Nagpur princely states

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The Chota Nagpur princely states were a group of semi-autonomous feudal kingdoms and chiefdoms in the Chota Nagpur Plateau region of eastern India that existed under British suzerainty until Indian independence.

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instanceOf group of princely states
historical political entity
administrativeRelation attached to Chota Nagpur Division for some purposes
associatedWith Central Provinces and Berar (for some states over time)
linked to: Central Provinces

Chota Nagpur Division
composedOf chiefdoms
kingdoms
demographics significant Adivasi population
existedUntil 1947
governanceForm hereditary monarchy in most states
historicalContext part of princely state system in British India
historicalSignificance example of indirect rule over tribal regions in British India
includedState Bonai State
Changbhakar State
Gangpur State
Gangpur and Bonai group
Jashpur State
Khadia States
Kharsawan State
Koriya State
Raigarh State
Sakti State
Sarangarh State
Seraikella State
Surguja State
Udaipur State (Chhattisgarh)
legalStatusUnderBritish princely states under suzerainty, not directly ruled provinces
locatedIn Chota Nagpur Plateau
eastern India
overlordshipType indirect rule
partOf British India
politicalStatus feudal
semi-autonomous
postIndependenceOutcome acceded to Dominion of India
merged into Indian states
region parts of present-day Chhattisgarh
parts of present-day Odisha
parts of present-day West Bengal
present-day Jharkhand
rulingElites local dynasties
socialStructure feudal landholding system
sovereignty internal autonomy with external affairs controlled by British
timePeriod 19th century
first half of 20th century
underSuzeraintyOf British Crown
British Raj
linked to: British India

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Hazaribagh hasHistoricalAssociationWith Chota Nagpur princely states