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One unit policy was the title of scheme that joined four provinces and ten princely states to form west Pakistan. And the order of unifying was passed by Iskandar Mirza in 1955.
The titles and privileges of the maharajahs of the princely states in India was abolished with their entitlement to a privy purse by the late Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi during her policy of nationalization.
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Bahawalpur and Swat are two examples of 'Princely States' that joined Pakistan upon partition.
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there where e around 568 states in India before independence.....
Historically speaking, there have been several countries that have undergone partitioning. Since you do not specify which country you are interested in, it would be difficult to tell you how many princely states existed at the time it was partitioned.
The South advocated Slavery and States Rights.
The states which were under the direct control of British were regarded to be a part of British India. The states which were under indirect control of British but were actually controlled by dynastic rulers were the princely states. The British were taking annual pension from the rulers and were also using their army.
according to some 562 and 582 but in wikipedia there were 565