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Question
Take a current political map of India (showing outlines of states) and mark the location of the following Princely States.
- Junagadh
- Manipur
- Mysore
- Gwalior.
Solution
(a) Junagadh - A princely state in un-partitioned India, presently in the state of Gujarat was acceded into Indian territory after a plebiscite confirmed people’s desire to join India.
(b) Manipur- It was a princely state and was acceded into India after a lot of chaos held between the parties in the legislative assembly on Manipur.
(c) Mysore - This was in Hyderabad a princely state too, which was acceded into the Indian territory after a fight between Nizams of Hyderbad and Indian Military forces.
(d) Gwalior -This was also a princely state during British Raj and after Independence became the part of Indian territory.
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