They had the power of life and death over their subjects, and thousands of minions attended to their every need.On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes occupied nearly half its landmass and ruled over a third of its population....
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, The late Madhavrao Scindia, scion of the maharajah of Gwalior, become a high-ranking member of the Congress party When Lord Louis Mountbatten became the last Viceroy, the princes thought their saviour ha
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