It was then an independent kingdom and is now an Indian state.

Its rich history includes a brief status as an independent kingdom in the 15th century.

In practice Croatia was a free and independent kingdom only from 910 till 1102.

Shippen was large enough to have been an independent kingdom at times.

Each of those dialects was associated with an independent kingdom on the island.

Portugal emerged as an independent Christian kingdom in the 12th century.

Some modern scholars refer to this period as an independent kingdom of Israel.

However, certain aspects of the former independent kingdoms remained separate.

For centuries it was an isolated, independent kingdom with few ties to the outside world.

From 1735 until 1860 independent kingdom under the Bourbon dynasty.