11. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution, Coorg had been a province of the Dominion of India . 12. Hence, considering the emergency situation, the Maharaja signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India . 13. In 1947 it became part of the Dominion of India , and since 1950 of the Republic of India. 14. At Independence on 15 August 1947, India was partitioned into the new British Dominions of India and Pakistan. 15. He ruled the princely state between 1922 and 1949, when the state acceded unto the Dominion of India . 16. On August 15, 1947, the former British India achieved independence as the new dominions of India and Pakistan. 17. On 30 April, 1949, the Nawab relented and signed an Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India . 18. After Indian independence in 1947, the rulers of the states all chose to accede to the Dominion of India . 19. Although Nehru was ready to send troops, Instrument of Accession to the Dominion of India on 26 October 1947. 20. Sangli joined the Dominion of India on 8 March 1948 and is currently a part of the state of Maharashtra.
