December 1971; Muscat and Oman became the modern sultanate of Oman that year, and the erstwhile Trucial States became the United Arab Emirates in 1972. Personal salute dynasties on the Indian subcontinent Rulers of princely states (in 1947) 9 guns: Padam Singh, Raja of Bashahr (now in Himachal Pradesh) Religious leaders 11 guns: the Aga Khan (religious leader of the Nizari Ismaili branch of Islam); only salute not attached to any territorial principality). Political pensioners under the British Raj 19 guns (only personal and local) for the Nawab of Murshidabad, as heirs of Bengal (including present Bangladesh and West Bengal) 15 guns (until 1899) for the Nawab (later restyled Prince) of Arcot, i.e. the Carnatic 13 guns salute for Raja of Vizianagram Zamindars in French India 4 guns: Manyam Zamindar of Yanam States within the British sphere of influence (as of 1947) Sovereign foreign rulers 19 guns: The Dalai lama of Tibet, a de facto sovereign theocratic Buddhist nation before annexation by the People's Republic of China 21 guns: The King of Mosquito Coast (a Native South American kingdom in present Nicaragua; styled His Majesty, most unusual as HM is normally reserved for the Paramount Ruler and his or her independent peers; under British protectorate since 1688, formalised in 1749 with appointment of a resident Superintendent; Britain relinquished control in 1783–87; Nicaraguan sovereignty was recognised in 1860 under the Treaty of Managua, hence the king was effectively demoted to the rank of a mere "chief", in 1894 militarily driven into exile to Jamaica) 9 guns: The Kabaka of Buganda (a Ganda kingdom in Western Uganda, status granted after 1912, subsequently made permanent in 1939) See also List of Indian monarchs List of Maratha dynasties and states List of princely states of British India (alphabetical) List of Rajput dynasties and states Maratha Empire Maratha titles Prince and Principality for information on princely styles worldwide Princely state Rajputana Notes References Governance of the British Empire India Monarchy Princely states of India