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Prussia
Prussia (; ; Old Prussian: ) was a German state centred on the North European Plain. It originated from the 1525 secularization act of the Prussian part of the State of the Teutonic Order. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. Prussia formed the German Empire when it united the German states in 1871. It was de facto dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian gover
British Raj
British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent (1858–1947)
Empire of Japan
Empire in the Asia-Pacific region from 1868 to 1947
Kingdom of Romania
kingdom in Southeastern Europe between 1881 and 1947
Free State of Prussia
former federated state of Germany between 1918 and 1947
South Seas Mandate
mandate in Oceania issued by the League of Nations to Japan following WWI
Jammu and Kashmir
former princely state
Bengal Presidency
administrative unit in British India
Province of Brandenburg
province of Prussia, Germany (1815–1947)
Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
former country
Free State of Lippe
historical state in Germany (1918/19–1933/45/47)
Punjab
former province of British India
Dominion of New Zealand
former dominion of the British Empire
Eastern Ganga dynasty
dynasty
Bharatpur State
former princely state in modern Rajasthan
Bikaner State
former princely state of India
Rampur State
15 gun-salute princely state of British India
Province of Zara
former province of Italy
Alwar State
princely state
Kingdom of Jaisalmer
medieval Hindu dynasty of Indian state of Rajasthan
Nabha State
Phulkian princely state of Punjab during the British Raj in India
Loharu State
princely state in British Raj in India
Bantva Manavadar State
former British Indian princely state in Gujarat, India; claimed by Pakistan since 1948
Bihar Province
former colonial province in British India
Gondal State
princely state of the British Raj
Dhar State
princely state in present-day India
Provisional Government of National Unity
provisional government of Poland immediately after World War II
Charkhari State
princely state of the British Raj
Orissa Province
province of British India (1936–1947)
Northern Circars
division of British India's Madras Presidency.
Ajmer-Merwara
Ajmer-Merwara (also known as Ajmir Province, and Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri) was a former province of British India in the historical Ajmer region. The territory was ceded to the British by Daulat Rao Sindhia by a treaty on 25 June 1818. It was under the Bengal Presidency until 1861 when it became part of the North-Western Provinces. Finally on 1 April 1871, it became a separate province as Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri. It became a part of independent India on 15 August 1947 when the British left India.
Punjab States Agency
agency of India
Kishangarh State
princely state in India (1611–1947)
Jawhar State
former Country
Kangra-Lambagraon
historical princely estate in India
Samthar State
former country
Basoda State
former country
Province of Pola
former Italian province in Istria County, Croatia
Wankaner State
princely state of India
Koriya
Princely state in the British Empire of India
Kharsawan State
princely state of the British Raj
Assam Province
province of British India
Minden Government Region
government region of Germany
Raigarh State
historic state
Alipura State
princely state in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh
Baluchistan Agency
agency of India
province of Carnaro
former Italian province
Kanker State
Princely state of India at colonization era
Khasi and Jaintia Hills District
mountainous region of northeastern India
Mallabhum
kingdom ruled by the Malla kings of Bishnupur, in present-day West Bengal, India
Babariawad
Babariawad was a small principality under suzerainty of the Princely State of Junagadh. During British India, was the easternmost district of Princely State of Junagadh, in south central Kathiawar. It consisted then of some 51 villages and city of Rajula.
Gwalior Residency
gwalior State Political Office
Raghogarh State
princely state of British India
Chhattisgarh Division
administrative division of the Central Provinces of British India
Malwa Agency
administrative section of British India's Central India Agency
Bhajji State
princely state of the British Raj