Conquering the Maharajas. India’S Princely States and the End of Empire, 1930–50, Paperback/Harrison Akins

Conquering the maharajas demonstrates that the political and military clashes between the Indian and Pakistani governments and the princely states, a legacy of the layered sovereignty of British indirect rule in India, was a product of the competing ideas of state sovereignty leading up to and following the transfer of power in 1947. -- . Publisher: Manchester University Press Author(s): Harrison Akins Illustration(s): 5 maps Number of pages: 282 Collection: Studies in Imperialism Publication date: 2025 Dimensions: 155 x 234 x 18 Cover type: Paperback / softback