Princely States And Royalist Relationships

India's princely states played a crucial role in maintaining British power. Examine the history of the princely kingdoms... (more)

India's princely states played a crucial role in maintaining British power. Examine the history of the princely kingdoms, and why they remained separate from British-controlled territory. Follow how the British cultivated ties of loyalty with Indian princes and exerted "indirect rule." Explore the contradiction of a modernizing British Raj that supported feudal princes. (less)