Feudal domain - Hanōkoku

Japanese: 藩王国 - はんおうこく

Semi-independent princely states scattered throughout the Indian Empire under British rule.
In the 1920s, there were 563 states, large and small, accounting for 45% of the total area of India and 24% of the population. They were individually subordinate to Britain and were granted autonomy as protectorates. After independence in 1947, they were either incorporated into the Union of India or Pakistan. The integration of the princely states of Kashmir became a source of conflict between the two countries.

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Japanese:

イギリス統治下のインド帝国各地に散在した半独立の王侯領地。土侯国ともいう
1920年代で大小合わせて563あり，面積では全インドの45％，人口では24％を占めた。イギリスと個々に従属関係を結び，保護国として自治を認められた。1947年の独立後はインド連邦またはパキスタンに併合された。カシミールの藩王国統合は両国の紛争の原因となった。

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