Rājputāna (Hindi: राजपूताना was the name adopted by British government for its dependencies in the region of present-day Indian state of Rājasthān.^[1] Rajputana included 18 princely states, two chiefships and the British district of Ajmer-Merwara. This British official term remained official till its replacement by Rajasthan in the constitution of 1949.^[1]