Ministry of States, Government of India, White Paper on Indian States (1950… (1950)
“ There were 40 States which had treaties with the Paramount Power. A larger number of States had some form of engagements or Sanads, i.e., acknowledgment of concession or authority or privileges generally coupled with conditions proceeding from the Paramount Power. The remainder enjoyed in some form or other recognition of their status by the Crown. More than two-thirds of the population of Indian States was to be found in the States governed by treaties. ”
