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Query: For Laymen and Scholars Alike

Prior to the partition of British India in 1947,a gamut of Principalities littered around the sub-continent. They were not directly ruled by theBritish, but had a special relationship with theirColonial Rulers. The exact number of the stateswere greatly contested. Some claimed to be around 500while others counted 650 Plus.In any case, Wright et al. have compiled a biographicalsketches of the rulers including their states and complimentedthem by several black and white pictures. Of 600 plus states,only 91 States were covered by the Authors. Therefore thereare several states missing.