A listing of Indian Princely states (A-D) which had its own postal system. AJAIGARH Ajaigarh is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2076 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bundela Dynasty,its current royalty is HH Sawai Maharaja Ajayraj Singh. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. AKALKOT Akalkot is presently situated in the state of Maharastra and had an area of almost 1291 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bhosle Dynasty,its current royalty is Rani Shrimant Sumitraraje Sahib Bhonsle. It accessed to India on 8th March 1948. ALI RAJPUR Ali Rajpur is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2160 sq km originally. Ruled by the Rathore Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Surendra Singh. It accessed to India on 15th June 1948. ALIPURA Alipura is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 190 sq km originally. Ruled by the Parihar Dynasty,its current royalty belongs to the Parihar clan of Agnikula Rajputs. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. ALWAR Alwar is presently situated in the state of Rajasthan and had an area of almost 8180 sq km originally. Ruled by the Kachhawa Dynasty,its current royalty is Sawai Maharaja Tej Singh Dev Bahadur. It accessed to India on 7th April 1949. AMB Amb is presently situated in Pakistan and had an area of almost 700 sq km originally. Ruled by the Tanoli Hindwal Dynasty,its current royalty is Nawab Salahuddin Khan. It accessed sometime in 1969. AMBLIARA Ambliara is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 210 sq km originally. Ruled by the Chauhan Dynasty,its current royalty is Thakur Sardarsingji. ATHGARH Athgarh is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 435 sq km originally. Ruled by the Karan caste Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Srikaran Radhanath Patnaik. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. ATHMALIK Athmalik is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 1,891 sq km originally. Its current royalty is Raja Shri P. C. Deo Samant. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. AUNDH Aundh is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 1,298 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Pant Pratinidhi Dynasty. It accessed to India on 8th March 1948. BAGASRA Bagasra was established in 1525 and had an area of almost 52 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Wala Dynasty. BAGHAL Baghal is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 310 sq km originally. Ruled by the Baghalia Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Rajinder Singh. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. BAGHAT Baghat is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 85 sq km originally. Ruled by the Panwar Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Ishwari Singh. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. BAHAWALPUR Bahawalpur is presently situated in Pakistan and had an area of almost 42570 sq km originally. Ruled by the Abbasi Dynasty,its current royalty is Nawab Amir Salauddin Ahmad Khan Abbasi. It merged into Pakistan on 14th October 1955. BAJANA Bajana,also known as Warahi had an area of almost 311 sq km originally. Split into three estates of Bajana,Sitapur and Valivada. Current royalty is Malak Shri. BALASINOR Balasinor is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 490 sq km originally. Ruled by the Babi Dynasty,its current royalty is HH Babi Shri Mohammed Salabat Khanji II. It accessed to India on 10th June 1948. BALSAN Balsan is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 148 sq km originally. Ruled by the Rathore Dynasty,its current royalty is Rana Trivikhrimbhushan Singh Jandaive. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. BAMRA Bamra is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 5149 sq km originally. Ruled by the Gangabasi Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Pradipta Gang Deb. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. BANSWARA Banswara is presently situated in the state of Rajasthan and had an area of almost 4160 sq km originally. Ruled by the Sisodia Dynasty,its current royalty is HH Maharawal Jagmal Singh II. It accessed to India on 7th September 1949. BAONI Baoni is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 315 sq km originally. Ruled by the Asaf Jahi Dynasty,its current royalty is HH Sardar Nawab Iftikhar Khan Bahadur. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. BARAMBA Baramba is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 368 sq km originally. Its current royalty is Raja Sri KRISHNA CHANDRA BIRBAR Mahapatra. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. BARAUNDHA Baraundha is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 565 sq km originally. Ruled by the Raghuvansi Dynasty,its current royalty is a continuation of Raja Mohkamsingh's lineage. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. BARIA Baria is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 2106 sq km originally. Ruled by the Kichhi-Chauhan Dynasty,its current royalty is a continuation of Rawal Patai Chauhan's lineage. It accessed to India on 10th June 1948. CAMBAY Cambay is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 1015 sq km originally. Ruled by the Najam-es-Sani Dynasty,its current royalty is HH Najum-ud-Daulah Mumtaz-ul-Mulk Momin Khan Bahadur Dilawar Jung Nawab Mirza. It accessed to India on 10th June 1948. CHAMBA Chamba is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 8099 sq km originally. Ruled by the Mushana Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Saheb Shri Prem Singh. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. CHANGBHAKAR Changbhakar is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2348 sq km originally. Ruled by the Chauhan Dynasty,its current royalty is a continuation of Maharaja Amar Singhs lineage. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. CHARKHARI Charkari is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2279 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bundela Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharajadhiraj Sipahdar-ul-Mulk Jayant Singh. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. CHHATARPUR Chhatarpur is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2930 sq km originally. Ruled by the Parmar Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharaja Bhawani Singh Bahadur. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. CHHOTA UDAIPUR Chhota Udaipur is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 2306 sq km originally. Ruled by the Khichi-Chauhan Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharawal Shri Jai Pratap Singh VirendraSingh Saheb. It accessed to India on 10th June 1948. CHHUIKHADAN Chhuikadan is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 396 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bairagi Dynasty,its current royalty is Mahant Ritupurna Kishor Das. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. CHUDA Chuda is presently situated in the state of Gujarat and had an area of almost 202 sq km originally. Ruled by the Jhala Dynasty,its current royalty is Thakur Shri Krishnakumarsinhji Dharmendrasinhji. It accessed to India on 15th February 1948. COCHIN Cochin is presently situated in the state of Kerala and had an area of almost 3835 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Perumal Dynasty since 1500's. It accessed to India on 1st July 1949. DANTA Danta is presently situated in the state of Gujarat and had an area of almost 900 sq km originally. Ruled by the Parmar Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharana Sri Mahipendra Singh. It accessed to India on 6th November 1948. DARKOTI Darkoti is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 13 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Kachhawa Dynasty.Last known royalty was Rana Shiv Singh. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. DASPALLA Daspalla is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 1471 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bhanj Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Purna Chandra Deo Bhanj. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. DATIA Datia is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 2632 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bundela Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharaja Lokendra Krishan Singh Ju Dev Bahadur. It accessed to India on 1st January 1950. DEWAS Dewas is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 1163 sq km originally. Ruled by the Puar Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharaja Puar Tukojirao Puar. It accessed to India on 15th June 1948. DHAMI Dhami is presently situated in the state of Himachal Pradesh and had an area of almost 75 sq km originally. Ruled by the Surajbansi Dynasty,its current royalty is Raja Pratap Singh. It accessed to India on 15th April 1948. DHAR Dhar is presently situated in the state of Madhya Pradesh and had an area of almost 4662 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Puar Maratha Dynasty. It accessed to India on 15th June 1948. DHARAMPUR Dharampur is presently situated in the state of Maharashtra and had an area of almost 1823 sq km originally. Ruled by the Sisodia Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharana Sahib Shri Sahadevji Nahardevji. It accessed to India on 10th June 1948. DHENKANAL Dhenkanal is presently situated in the state of Orissa and had an area of almost 3790 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bhuyavamsha Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharaja Kamakhya Prasad Singh Dev Mahendra Bahadur. It accessed to India on 1st January 1948. DHOLPUR Dholpur is presently situated in the state of Rajasthan and had an area of almost 3040 sq km originally. Ruled by the Bamraolia Jat Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharajadhiraj Sri Sawai Maharaj Rana Hemant Singh Lokindra Bahadur Diler Jung Jai Deo. It accessed to India on 7th April 1949. DHRANGADHRA Dhrangadhra is presently situated in the state of Gujarat and had an area of almost 3023 sq km originally. Ruled by the Jhala Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharana Shri Raj Mayurdhwajsinhji Meghraj Ghanshyamsinhji Sahib. It accessed to India on 15th February 1948. DHROL Dhrol is presently situated in the state of Gujarat and had an area of almost 732 sq km originally. Ruled by the Jadeja Dynasty,its current royalty is Thakur Saheb Shri Chandrasinhji Dipsinhji Saheb. It accessed to India on 15th February 1948. DUJANA Dujana is presently situated in the state of Haryana and had an area of almost 259 sq km originally. Was ruled by the Yusufzai Pathan Dynasty It accessed to India on 3rd March 1948. DUNGARPUR Dungarpur is presently situated in the state of Rajasthan and had an area of almost 3781 sq km originally. Ruled by the Sisodia Dynasty,its current royalty is Maharawal Shri Mahipal Singh Ii Bahadur. It accessed to India on 7th April 1949. www.stampsandphotos.com ©2006