@freespiritrida: It's crazy to think that one of the bloodiest borders in modern history wasn't determined solely by the Radcliffe Line. For a brief moment, the map of South Asia was still up for debate. Terrified princes, legal loopholes, political bargains, and frantic meetings with Jinnah, Patel, and Menon all played a role in deciding what India and Pakistan would ultimately look like. What surprised me most was learning how much hinged on just a handful of princely states in western India. Places like Jodhpur and Jaisalmer (today some of India's most iconic destinations) came remarkably close to joining Pakistan. I've been learning so much from my current reading list: Shattered Lands by Sam Dalrymple and V. P. Menon: The Unsung Architect of Modern India. #india #pakistan #partition #History #explainer
I grew up in India and the whole history of princely states isn’t taught in schools.
2026-06-03 02:06:35
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Really Unrealistic :
What is actually ur point?
2026-06-03 04:37:31
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Imrans S :
It was not Partition, it was Independence.
2026-06-15 15:07:14
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Ameen13 :
You left out the whole map of pakistan. If a state wanted to join the Eastern side they still could have linked up
2026-06-03 04:08:44
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B :
Is there a point to this or are you stating facts ?
2026-06-03 05:48:05
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Kc :
I never understood why some of the princely states didn’t just become independent.
2026-06-07 22:59:36
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Dan Smith 🏴🍺 :
Really interesting, was aware of Hydrabad and Kashmir, didn’t realise other states were up for debate
2026-06-03 04:37:36
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desiaesthetics🪷 :
My ancestors are from Kutch, it was once part of Sindh and later became a princely state. There was a battle fought over it and a ceasefire has been in place since 1965.
2026-06-03 07:58:55
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Waseem’s study :
India retained British governor general who facilitated absorption of all princely states except a handful into India.
2026-06-03 05:59:11
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samiwhammy1 :
The Radcliffe line was the most detrimental for heavily Muslim populated areas. This resulted in exceptionally high Muslim deaths in those regions. The regions of Gurdaspur and Ferozpur were announced last minute, to become a part of India. This played a huge role in Kashmir being divided also. As far as the princely states not joining, they were of no significant consequence to Muslim lives. Free Kashmir!
2026-06-03 18:36:58
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kayvonehj :
Interesting but I hate learning history on TikTok. Not the forum
2026-06-04 01:32:38
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Shaaban Paiwand :
what about Pakhtunkhwa
2026-06-04 16:03:59
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newzbuddy :
Radcliffe line was very significant
out of 80% princely states which u mentioned, not even 10% were on border
2026-06-03 14:20:28
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jimboandned :
in India we've been thought the colonizers were to blame for our slavery when the truth is the princely states and independent kingdoms invited the and played a big role in colonizers taking over entire India. of course we don't want to accept that
2026-07-20 14:14:57
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Chapppieeee.7 :
Please speak also about Sindh wanted to join with India too
2026-07-14 12:50:56
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Bartholomew J Boots :
Excellent explanation 👍
2026-06-03 07:56:23
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F.Face :
Jinha was Gujarati
2026-06-25 04:40:19
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Aryaman verma :
Weird comments here, keep up the great videos - its nice to be informed of our history. Truly could’ve been a very different world and maybe a better one.
2026-06-05 03:22:39
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Enanan ♡ Empurple CEO™ :
oh here y'all go
2026-06-04 01:50:28
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swisshikr :
I actually learned something on TT😳👌
2026-06-03 00:48:51
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safa.✨️ :
I'm from hyderabad india 😝
2026-06-27 18:51:50
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Aariv's world :
Am I the only one looking at the Urdu Jurassic Park poster on the wall?:)
2026-06-30 20:43:08
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LavendarHaze :
This was so informative
2026-06-05 20:31:22
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jojo :
Good research work
2026-06-03 13:33:43
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kenova23 :
This was super informative!
2026-06-05 15:48:34
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