Before the Republic of India was established on 26 January 1950, all Indian subjects of the princely states and Indian rulers were entitled to substantive knighthoods.
The Aga Khan As a religious head, the Aga Khan is not a monarch per se, but until 1947 merited a 13-gun salute, and is entitled to a royal style • Aga Khan III-GCMG, GCVO • Aga Khan IV-KBE (2003) ==Political pensioners==
Political pensioners
Those ruling families had lost ruling rights by the 20th century. Murshidabad (entitled to a 19-gun personal salute) • Nawab Sayyid Wasif Ali Mirza Khan-KCVO (1912) == See also ==