British and princely India through flags and departmental insignia

[Suryavanshi]

After Independence it became part of Vindhya Pradesh. Now it's part of Madhya Pradesh.

Jai bajrang bali
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[Project Dharma]

Princely state of Patiala

 

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Rampur (princely state)

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RAMPUR:

until 1890

1890-1948
Rohilla state founded at Aonla; becomes known as Rohilkhand.
The State was destroyed and most of the state annexed by Awadh.

 

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Bengal

otherwise known as the Bengal Presidency was one of the major provinces that was directly ruled by the crown and was also one of the starting points of the English rule in India
the Ex officio was Lt governor in council at it greatest extent it encompassed an area that stretched from Calcutta to attock in its last edition before Partition the Bengal province included all of the present day east and West Bengal along two native states Tripura and cooch behar Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces in 1936. Bengal remained in its 1912 boundaries until Independence in 1947

 

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Madras Province
also known as the Madras Presidency, or the Presidency of Fort St. George was a major province of British India
At its greatest extent, the Madras Presidency included much of southern India. It included the present-day Indian State of Tamil Nadu, the Malabar region of North Kerala, the Lakshadweep Islands, the Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh, the Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Nabarangapur and Malkangiri districts of southern Odisha and the Bellary, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi districts of Karnataka and the parts of Jayashankar Bhupalapalli, Bhadradri Kothagudem districts of Telangana. The presidency had its winter capital at Madras and summer capital at Ootacamund
the ex offico was the governor in council who was entitled to a gun salute of 17 guns
the presidency had five native states under its preview which were

1. mysore
2. Travancore
3. Cochin
4. Pudukkottai
5. sandur

where the Governor Fort St George was represented by a Resident

 

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The Bombay Presidency

http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaMaharashtra2.htm
the last one of the three presidencies of the Indian Empire
the Bombay presidency covered an area of 123 Sqkm at the time of Independence

The Bombay Presidency was bounded on the north by Baluchistan, the Punjab and Rajputana; on the east by Indore, the Central Provinces and Hyderabad; on the south by Madras Presidency and the Kingdom of Mysore; and on the west by the Arabian Sea. Within these limits were the Portuguese settlements of Goa, Daman and Diu, and the native state of Baroda which has direct relations with the government of India; while politically Bombay included the territory of Aden, in present-day Yemen. The total area, including Sind but excluding Aden, was 188,745 sq mi (488,850 km2), of which 122,984 sq mi (318,530 km2) were under British and 65,761 under native rule. The total population was 25,468,209 in 1901, of which 18,515,587 were resident in British territory and 6,908,648 in native states.

At its greatest extent, the Bombay Presidency comprised the present-day state of Gujarat, the western two-thirds of Maharashtra state, including the regions of Konkan, Desh, and Kandesh, and northwestern Karnataka state of India; it also included Pakistan's Sindh Province (1847–1935) and Aden in Yemen (1839–1939).[1] The districts and provinces of the presidency were directly under British rule, while the internal administration of the native or princely states was in the hands of local rulers. The presidency, however, managed the defense of princely states and British relations with them through political agencies.
Like Madras, bombay was also ruled by a governor in council with a 17 gun salute

 

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United Provinces of Agra and Oudh
commonly known as UP or just United Provinces was a Major Province of British India placed under a Lieutenant-Governor with a 15 gun salute It corresponded approximately to the present-day Indian states of Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Uttarakhand. From 1856 to 1902, the region had existed as two separate provinces, North-Western Provinces and Oudh. Allahabad became its capital in 1902[1] and continued until 1920.[2] Lucknow was not made the capital until after 1921

 

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the royal achievement of British India

the official emblem of government in India. It consisted of the royal arms crowned with the royal crown or crested with the royal crown and the royal crest, surrounded by the strap of the Order of the Garter, supported by a lion and a unicorn and with the motto DIEU ET MON DROIT. It was printed on official documents, displayed on a tympanon of Government House in Calcutta, in the throne room in Delhi and on many other occasions
http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaBharat2.htm#british

 

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Khanate of Kalat

The Khanate of Kalat was founded in 1666 by Mir Ahmad Khan Qambrani Baloch. The Khanate reached at its peak during the period of Khan of Kalat Mir Naseer Khan Noori Ahmadzai a Brahui speaking khan I in 1758, who unified Kalat region under his flag.[5] The territories controlled by the state fluctuated over the centuries but eventually were established by treaties with the British Agent Robert Sandeman in the late 19th century. Parts of the state to the north and northeast were leased or ceded to form the province of British Baluchistan which later gained the status of a Chief Commissioners province.

From 15 August 1947 to 27 March 1948, the region was de facto independent before acceding to Pakistan on 27 March 1948. The Baluchistan States Union was formed on 3 October 1952 with three neighbouring states. The Khanate of Kalat ceased to exist on 14 October 1955 when the province of West Pakistan was formed.

The khanate of Kelat had a flag green over red. In the center occupying the red part and a little part of the green, a large white crescent pointed upwards and a white star (the star exactly in the center of the two stripes). Within the star and crescent an Islamic inscription. On the star there is a maxim: "Allah is Great" and on the crescent moon the inscription says: "There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet". All of this is placed on the horizontal bicolor of green over red. These are colors to which Muslim Baluch assign great significance.[6]

 

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Kingdom of Cochin

 

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Baluchistan Agency
The Baluchistan Agency (or Balochistan or Baloochistan or BritishBalochistan) was one of the colonial agencies of British India. It was located in the present-day Pakistani Balochistan province.
This political agency was established in 1877, following the 1876 treaty signed in Mastung by Baloch leaders by means of which they accepted the mediation of the British authorities in their disputes.[2]

Colonel Sir Robert Groves Sandeman introduced an innovative system of tribal pacification in Balochistan that was in effect from 1877 to 1947.

 

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Gwadar

In 1783 Port city of Gwadar and coastal area granted to Sultan ibn Ahmad (in exile from Muscat) by Nasir Khan, ruler of Kalat. In 1792 became Part of Muskat and Oman.
8 Sep 1958 Gwadar enclave sold to Pakistan (effective 8 Dec 1958). (When Nehru didn't buy it)

1792 - 8 Sep 1958
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Khanate of Kalat

State Flag.

location.

 

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Lasbela:

Flag
1742 Las Bela State re-founded.
17 Mar 1948 Las Bela accedes to Pakistan.
It's capital was bela.

position.

 

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Makran.

The state of Makran was established in the eighteenth century by native sardars of the Gichki Baloch family of Makran, They remained sovereign until 1948. On 17 March 1948, Makran acceded to Pakistan, and on 3 October 1952 it joined Kalat, Kharan and Las Bela to form the Baluchistan States Union.

 

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Princely State Of Bhopal

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Kharan

In 1697 Kharan established

 

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Kutch State was a state within the Republic of India from 1947 to 1956. Its capital was Bhuj.
The state's territory now forms a Kutch district within the Indian state of Gujarat.

State flag until 1947.

2 Aug 1921 - 14 Aug 1947 Merchant Flag
Merchant Flag.

 

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gwalior state
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a breakaway of the Maratha Confederacy and major princely state of British India the state was also the headquarters of the British Indian agency of the same name the Maharaj Gwalior was entilited till 1971 to a 21 gun salute
For administrative purposes, the state was divided into two prants or provinces; Northern Gwalior and Malwa. Northern Gwalior comprised seven zilas or districts: Gwalior Gird, Bhind, Sheopur, Tonwarghar, Isagarh, Bhilsa, and Narwar. The Malwa Prant comprises four zilas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Shajapur, and Amjhera. The zilas were subdivided into Parganas, the villages in a pargana being grouped into circles, each under a patwari.

The administration of the state was controlled by the Maharaja, assisted by the Sadr Board. This Board consisted of seven members, the Maharaja himself being president and the members being in charge of different departments, of which the most important were the Revenue, Land Records and Settlement, Forest, Accounts, Public Works, Customs, and Post Office