Editing Princely state (section)

===Largest princely states by area===
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|+ Eleven largest princely states in terms of area
|-
! Name of princely state !! Area in square miles !! colspan="2"|Population in 1941 !! Present State !! Title, ethnicity, and religion of ruler !! Gun-salute for ruler
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|{{flagicon image|Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg}} [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| style="text-align:right"| 84,471
| 4,021,616 ||including Gilgit, Baltistan (Skardu), Ladakh, and Punch (mostly Muslim, with a sizeable Hindu and Buddhist minority)
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]] in India
| ''Maharaja'', ''[[Dogras|Dogra]], Hindu''
| style="text-align:center"| 21 
|-
| {{flag|Hyderabad State}}
| style="text-align:right"| 82,698
| style="text-align:right"| 16,338,534 ||(mostly Hindu with a sizeable Muslim minority)
| [[Telangana]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Karnataka]] in [[India]]
| ''[[Nizam]]'', ''[[Turkic peoples|Turkic]], Muslim''
| style="text-align:center"| 21 
|-
| align="left" |{{Flag|Khanate of Kalat}}|| align="right" | 73,278 || align="right" | 250,211 || align="left" | (chiefly Muslim with a small Hindu minority) || align="left" | [[Balochistan, Pakistan]] || align="left" | ''Khan'' or ''Wali'', [[Baloch people|Baloch]], Muslim || align="center" | 19 
|-
| {{flagicon image|Jodhpur.svg}} [[Jodhpur State]]
| style="text-align:right"| 36,071
| style="text-align:right"| 2,125,000 ||(mostly Hindu with a sizeable Muslim minority)
| [[Rajasthan]], India
| ''Maharaja'', [[Rathore (Rajput clan)|Rathore]], Hindu
| style="text-align:center"| 17
|-
| {{flag|Kingdom of Mysore}}
| style="text-align:right"| 29,458
| style="text-align:right"| 7,328,896 ||(Chiefly Hindu, with pockets of Muslim minority)
| [[Karnataka]], India
| ''[[Wodeyar]]'' dynasty; ''Maharaja''; [[Kannadiga]]; [[Hindu]] [[Kshattriya]] (Urs/Arasu in Kannada)
| style="text-align:center"| 21 
|-
| {{flag|Gwalior State}}
| style="text-align:right"| 26,397
| style="text-align:right"| 4,006,159 ||(chiefly Hindu, with a sizeable Muslim minority)
| [[Madhya Pradesh]], India
| ''[[Maharaja]]'', ''[[Maratha]], [[Hindu]]''
| style="text-align:center"| 21 
|-
| {{flagicon image|Flag of Bikaner.svg}} [[Bikaner State]]
| style="text-align:right"|23,317
| style="text-align:right"|936,218 ||(chiefly Hindu, with a low Muslim minority)
| [[Rajasthan]], India
| ''Maharaja, Rathore, Hindu''
| style="text-align:center"|17
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of State of Bahawalpur.svg}} [[Bahawalpur (princely state)|Bahawalpur State]]
| style="text-align:right"|17,726
| style="text-align:right"|1,341,209 ||(Chiefly Muslim, with a sizeable Hindu and Sikh minority)
|[[Punjab, Pakistan]]
|''Nawab Amir, Abbasid, Muslim''
| style="text-align:center"|17
|-
|{{flagicon image|Jaisalmer Flag.svg}} [[Jaisalmer State]]
| style="text-align:right"|16,100
| style="text-align:right"|76,255 ||(Chiefly Hindu with a sizeable Muslim minority)
| [[Rajasthan]], India
| ''Maharaja, [[Bhati]], Hindu''
| style="text-align:center"|15
|-
|{{flagicon image|Flag of Jaipur.svg}} [[Jaipur State]]
| style="text-align:right"|15,601
| style="text-align:right"|2,631,775 ||(Chiefly Hindu, with a sizeable Muslim population)
| [[Rajasthan]], India
| ''Maharaja, [[Kachhwaha]], Hindu''
| style="text-align:center"|17
|-
|{{flagicon image|Drapeau Bastar.png}} [[Bastar State]]
| style="text-align:right"|13,062
| style="text-align:right"|306,501 ||(Chiefly Hindu, with a low Muslim population)
| [[Chhattisgarh]], India
|''Maharaja, [[Kakatiya dynasty|Kakatiya]] - [[Bhanj dynasty|Bhanj]], Hindu''
| style="text-align:center"| -
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