They lived in fairy-tale palaces, amassed untold fortunes in diamonds and precious stones, maintained fleets of Rolls-Royces, and travelled in specially appointed train carriages, arriving in the capital Delhi to the sound of thunderous gun salutes. They had the power of life and death over their subjects...
Did India let down the maharajahs?
2023-08-06 08:51
On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes ruled over a third of its population.
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