[citation needed] The following is a partial list of honorary British knighthoods as given to Indian rulers and members of the ruling families up to 1947 (the Orders of the Star of India and the Indian Empire are considered substantive).
Rulers of states that are presently part of what is now Pakistan are included in this article.
Note that this list does not include knighthoods awarded by the various Royal Houses in India, which are described in the articles of the individual princely states.
This list also does not include orders of knighthood granted to Indian rulers by other foreign countries, such as France.
Hyderabad Mysore Jammu and Kashmir Gwalior Bhopal Kolhapur Kotah Bahawalpur (now in Pakistan) Bikaner Cutch Jodhpur Patiala Dholpur Dhar Idar Rampur Swat (now part of Pakistan) Kapurthala Nawanagar Ratlam Jaora Palanpur Rajpipla Tripura Assam Hiralal Phukan -1917(A.D.) Received Order of British India First Class in Delhi Durban.