On a list I have of princes recognized by the Government of India in 1970 it lshows the states of Malpur, Akalkot, Delath, Kuthar & Sirmur as having lapsed. The dates were 1969, 1965, 1966, 1954 & 1964 respectively. akshay chavan <akshaychavan@yahoo.com> wrote: I came across an old news paper which said that 5 royal families had "died out" by 1970. I know that one is definitely Akkalkot. Does anyone know which are others? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-ROYALTY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message