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When People Rebel 1857 and After
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Under what condition the ruling chiefs were allowed to pass on their kingdoms to their heirs?

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It was allowed only if they were ready to acknowledge the British Queen as their Sovereign Paramount. The Indian rulers were to hold their kingdoms as subordinates of the British Crown.

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