Conquering the Maharajas by Harrison Akins - 9781526167859

Name: Conquering the Maharajas by Harrison Akins - 9781526167859
Brand: Manchester University Press

Manchester University Press

Conquering the MaharajasIndiaS Princely States and the End of Empire, 193050\nAuthor(s): Harrison Akins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Manchester University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Manchester University Press\nISBN-13: 9781526167859, 978-1526167859\nSynopsis\nThe position of Indias princely states is a relatively under-studied aspect of the British withdrawal from India and the early years of Indian and Pakistani independence. Far from playing second fiddle to events in the British Indian provinces, the princely states played an integral role in the transfer of power in 1947. Under the British Raj, the princely states were politically autonomous, and the rulers of each state had to be cajoled and, in some cases, forced to accede to India or Pakistan. The princes commitment to preserving their sovereignty not only threatened the territorial integrity of both South Asian countries but brought them to the brink of war on multiple occasions. Conquering the maharajas tells the ofte.