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Alwar was founded in 1770 by Rao Pratap Singh Prabhakar of the Naruka branch of the Kachhwahas.
Baghal was one of the Simla Hill States, with its seat at Arki, ruled by a Panwar Rajput dynasty.
Bajekan and Dhingsara form a Rathore estate in present-day Haryana, a rare example of a Rajput house from Marwar establishing itself on the edge of the Punjab plains.
Bamra was one of the Odisha feudatory states, with its capital at Deogarh, now in Debagarh district.
Bari Sadri was a first-class thikana of Mewar, held by the Jhala descendants of Jhala Ajja, who came from Halvad in Kathiawar and fought for Maharana Sanga.
Barwani, on the Narmada in Nimar, was ruled by a Sisodia family that traced its descent from the house of Mewar.
Beja was one of the smallest Simla Hill States, near Kasauli; its Thakurs traditionally trace their line to the Tomars of Delhi.
Bhadawar, in the Chambal ravines of Agra district, was the seat of the Bhadauria Rajputs, a branch of the Chauhans, whose head bore the title Maharaja.
Bhinga, in Shravasti (formerly Bahraich) district near the Nepal border, was the seat of a Raj estate of Awadh.
Bijawar was a Bundela state of the Bundelkhand Agency, in present Chhatarpur district.
Chaugain, recorded in heraldic collections as the "Chaugain Estate – Panna II", was a zamindari of western Bihar, lying along the fertile banks of the Ganga in the old Shahabad…
Chuda was a princely state of the Jhalawad region of Kathiawar, ruled by a family of Jhala Rajputs.
Danta in north Gujarat was ruled by Parmar Maharanas who were hereditary custodians of the Ambaji temple.
Dedhrota was a small estate of the Mahi Kantha region of Gujarat.
Dhar in Malwa was ruled by the Puar (Pawar) dynasty, which links its heritage to the Paramaras and Raja Bhoja's ancient capital of Dhara.
Dharampur was a Sisodia-ruled state of the Surat Agency in south Gujarat.