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what is Zenana?
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The "women's world" of courtesans. The Zenana is associated with pre-independence royalty in India.
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Until ____, India was divided into two distinct regions: the territories of Britih India and approximately 600 semi-autonomous kingdoms
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Until 1947, India was divided into two distinct regions: the territories of Britih India and approximately 600 semi-autonomous kingdoms
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Until 1947, India was divided into two distinct regions: the ___________ and approximately 600 semi-autonomous kingdoms
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Until 1947, India was divided into two distinct regions: the territories of Britih India and approximately 600 semi-autonomous kingdoms
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Until 1947, India was divided into two distinct regions: the territories of Britih India and _____________
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Until 1947, India was divided into two distinct regions: the territories of Britih India and approximately 600 semi-autonomous kingdoms
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What are "princely states"?
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The native, semi-autonomous kingdomes that existed in pre-independence India
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Did the British seek to rule all of India?
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No, the British only wanted to rule the parts of India that were financially profitable and politically relevant to their interests.
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What was the role of medals, gun salutes, orders, and knighthoods for Indian princes after the mutiny of 1857?
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These gifts were to build loyalty between Indian princes and their British colonial masters.
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In 1921, the princes founded their own body _________________
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The Chamber of Princes
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The ___________ are generally characterized as the losers in the battle for power between the British Empire and the Indian nationalists.
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Princes
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Although the concept of gender-segregated living spaces was ancient to India, it was not generally enforced until the arrival of ________.
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Islam
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