India: Imperial Gazetteer of India map of 'Rajputana with Ajmer-Merwara', Bartholomew, 1909

Rājputāna (Hindi: राजपूताना ) was the name adopted by British government for its dependencies in the region of present-day Indian state of Rājasthān. Rajputana included 18 princely states, two chiefships and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. This British official term remained official till its replacement by Rajasthan in the constitution of 1949.

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