Salute state
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salute-state-163-895794
title:
Salute state
text:
A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown; i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also on land—with a number of cannon shots, in graduations of two salutes from three to 21, as recognition of the state's relative status. The gun-salute system of recognition was first instituted during the time of the East India Company in the late 18th century and was continued under
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Princely state under the British Raj
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salute_state
date created:
2005-12-21T14:38:00Z
date modified:
2024-08-28T04:58:57Z
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13
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