It's called Baroda, and it's a princely state.

它叫巴罗达，是一个王侯国。

It was a princely state until its merger with Pakistan in 1969.

在 1969 年与巴基斯坦合并之前， 它是一个王子国家。

Each princely state had its own traditions, caste backgrounds, and leadership.

每个王侯国都有自己的传统、种姓背景和领导层。

The British ruled some provinces directly, and ruled the princely states indirectly.

英国直接统治部分省份，间接统治诸侯国。

Under indirect rule, the princely states remained sovereign but made political and financial concessions to the British.

在间接统治下，诸侯国保持主权，但在政治和财政上向英国让步。

Princely states on the border had to choose which of the new nations to join, losing their sovereignty in the process.

边界上的诸侯国不得不选择加入哪些新国家，在此过程中失去了主权。

Before British colonization, the Indian subcontinent was a patchwork of regional kingdoms known as princely states populated by Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Christians, Parsis, and Jews.

在英国殖民之前，印度次大陆是由印度教徒、穆斯林、锡克教徒、耆那教徒、佛教徒、基督教徒、帕西人和犹太人居住的地区王国拼凑而成，这些王国被称为诸侯国。

Eventually, the Government of India Act was passed in 1935, increasing autonomy for the provinces of British India and allowing the princely states to be part of an Indian federation.

最终，《印度政府法》于 1935 年获得通过，增加了英属印度各省的自治权，并允许各王子邦成为印度联邦的一部分。