The Central India Agency was a political unit of British India, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often The Central India Agency was made up entirely of princely states, which were under native rulers. For other uses see Principality, Other princely states A Princely State (also called Native State or Indian State) was a The agency was bordered by the Central Provinces and Berar to the south; the Chota Nagpur princely states to the east, which were transferred from Bengal to the Central Provinces and Berar in 1905; the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh to the north; Rajputana to the northwest; and Bombay Presidency to the west and southwest. The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The Chota Nagpur States were Princely states of British India, located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the present-day Indian states of Chhattisgarh Etymology and ethnology The exact origin of the word Bangla or Bengal is unknown though it is believed to be derived from the Dravidian-speaking tribe Bang The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, more commonly the United Provinces, was a Province of British India, which existed from 1902 to 1947 Rājputāna, also called Rājwār was the name of present Rājasthān state the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area before its formation in 1949 CE The Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. Lalitpur District, part of the United Provinces, split the Central India Agency into eastern and western portions. Lalitpur District is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh state of India.
The Central India Agency was created in 1854, by amalgamating several smaller political units which formerly reported to the Governor-General of India. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Governor-General of India (or from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India) was the head of the British administration in India, and The agency was overseen by a political agent who oversaw the affairs of the princely states on behalf of the Governor-General. The headquarters of the agent were at Indore. Indore ( Hindi: इंदौर/इन्दोर, Marathi - इंदूर, the largest city and the commercial capital of the central Indian state of
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History
British hegemony over states of Central India began in 1802, when several states in the Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand regions came under British control at the conclusion of the Treaty of Bassein between the British and the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao II. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Geography Bundelkhand lies between the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the north and the Vindhya Range to the south Bagelkhand (or Baghelkhand) is a region in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state The Marāthās ( Marathi: mr मराठा also Mahrattas) form an Indo Aryan group of Hindu Warriors hailing mostly from the present-day The Peshwa ( Marathi:पेशवा plural Peshwe, Marathi:पेशवे were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Baji Rao II, also known as palputta Bajirao (1775 – 1851 was the last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy, and governed from 1796 to 1818 British control of Bundelkhand expanded at the conclusion of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1805. The Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803 - 1805 was the second conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The remaining states, including Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, and a number of smaller states in the regions of Malwa, Nimar, and Bundelkhand, came under British control with the end of the Third Anglo-Maratha War in 1818. Gwalior State was an Indian kingdom ruled by the Sindhia dynasty Indore ( Hindi: इंदौर/इन्दोर, Marathi - इंदूर, the largest city and the commercial capital of the central Indian state of Bhopal state ( Hindi: भोपाल Urdu: بھوپال bʰoːpɑːl was an independent state of 18th century India, a Princely state of Nimar is the southwestern region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India The Third Anglo-Maratha War ( 1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The state of Chanderi was ceded to the British by the Sindhia ruler of Gwalior in 1844, and became part of the United Provinces, as did the state of Jhansi, seized by the British in 1853 under the doctrine of lapse. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Chanderi is a town of historical importance in Ashoknagar District of Madhya Pradesh state For the School in Gwalior India see Scindia School. For the Italian city see Sindia Italy. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jhansi ( Urdu: جھانسی Hindi: झांसी Marathi:झाशी is a city of Uttar Pradesh state of northern India. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Doctrine of Lapse was an Annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and In 1921 Gwalior Residency was separated from the Central India Agency, and in 1933 the state of Makrai transferred to Central India from the Central Provinces and Berar. Gwalior Residency was a political charge in British India, which existed from 1782 until Indian Independence in 1947 Makrai is a formerly Princely state of India. It was under the administrative authority of the Central Provinces and Berar until 1933 when it was transferred
States
The princely states, 148 in all, varied greatly in size. Eleven states held treaty relations with the British Government, and were known as the treaty states: Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Dhar, the two Dewas states, Jaora, Orchha, Datia, Samthar, and Rewa. The 31 sanad states had direct relations with the British Government, but not by treaty. These states, in Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand, were granted deeds (sanads) confirming rulers in possession of their states, in return for the rulers signing a written bond of allegiance (ikrarnama) to the British. The remaining smaller states and estates were known as mediatized or guaranteed states. Mediatized states were under the authority of a larger state, with the relationship between the states arranged through British mediation. Guaranteed states, found only in Malwa, were states under the authority of larger states, in which the British guaranteed whatever rights existed at the time of British occupancy of the region at the conclusion of the Pindari War. The Third Anglo-Maratha War ( 1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in
The princely states were answerable to one of several political charges, which were rearranged a number of times in the history of the Agency. Upon Indian Independence in 1947, the political charges consisted of Indore Residency and the Bundelkhand, Bhopal, and Malwa agencies.
Bundelkhand Agency
Bundelkhand Agency, which was bounded by Bagelkand to the east, the United Provinces to the north, Lalitpur District to the west, and the Central Provinces to the south. The Marathas ceded parts of Bundelkhand, which were later called later British Bundelkhand, to the British in the 1802 Treaty of Bassein. Bagelkhand Agency was separated from Bundelkhand in 1871. In 1900 it included 9 states, 13 estates, and the pargana of Alampur belonging to Indore state
Shikha Tinker In 1931, all of the Baghelkhand states but Rewa were transferred back to Bundelkhand. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Alampur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Bhind district in the state of Madhya Pradesh
Bagelkhand Agency
Bagelkhand Agency, the easternmost charge, was established in March 1871, when it was separated from Bundelkhand agency. Bagelkhand Agency was a collection of Princely states in British India. Bagelkhand Agency was a collection of Princely states in British India. In 1900, it consisted of twelve states.
In 1931, all of the states but Rewa were transferred back to Bundelkhand, and in 1933 Rewa was transferred to Indore Residency.
Gwalior Residency
Gwalior Residency was placed under the Central India Agency in 1854, and separated from Central India Agency in 1921. Gwalior Residency was a political charge in British India, which existed from 1782 until Indian Independence in 1947 Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar It included
- Gwalior, the largest state in the Central India Agency, and the fourth most populous princely state in British India. Gwalior State was an Indian kingdom ruled by the Sindhia dynasty The small estates (thakurs or diwans) of Dharmaoda, Sirsi, Khiaoda, Kathaun, and Agra Barkhera were nominally under the authority of Gwalior state, but the British Resident had certain administrative and judicial powers. The originally Persian title of diwan (also quite commonly known as Dewan; also spelled -van) has at various points in the Islamic history, designated Sirsi may refer to Sirsi Karnataka Sirsi Uttar Pradesh SpecialShortpages
- Raghugarh
- Khaniadhana (transferred in 1888 from Bundelkhand Agency)
- Paron
- Garha
- Umri
- Bhadaura
Bhopal Agency
Bhopal Agency, 11,653 sq. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Khaniyadhana is a town and a Nagar Panchayat in Shivpuri district in the Indian Paron is a commune in the Yonne département, in the French region of Bourgogne. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Umri is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Jalaun district in the Indian state Bhopal Agency was an administrative section of British India 's Central India Agency. mi. , which included
- Bhopal
- Dewas Junior (transferred to Malwa Agency in 1907, and to Bhopal Agency in 1933)
- Dewas Senior (transferred to Malwa Agency in 1907, and to Bhopal Agency in 1933)
- Khilchipur
- Makrai (transferred to Bhopal Agency in 1933 from the Central Provinces and Berar). Bhopal state ( Hindi: भोपाल Urdu: بھوپال bʰoːpɑːl was an independent state of 18th century India, a Princely state of WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Khilchipur is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Rajgarh district in the Indian Makrai is a formerly Princely state of India. It was under the administrative authority of the Central Provinces and Berar until 1933 when it was transferred The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India.
- Muhammadgarh
- Narsingarh
- Pathari
- Raigarh
Indore Residency
Indore Residency included most of Indore state, and, after 1933, Rewa. Narsingarh is a former Princely state of India administratively under the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. Pathari is a formerly Princely state of India, administratively under the Bhopal Agency subdivision of the Central India Agency. For the town in Maharashtra see Raigad. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Raigarh is a city and a Indore was one of the Residencies of British India. Indore Residency included most of Indore State, and after 1933 Rewa State, which formerly belonged Indore ( Hindi: इंदौर/इन्दोर, Marathi - इंदूर, the largest city and the commercial capital of the central Indian state of
Malwa Agency
Malwa Agency, 8919 sq. Malwa Agency was an administrative section of British India 's Central India Agency. mi,, which included parts of Gwalior, Tonk and Indore, and the states of
In 1925, Malwa agency was amalgamated with Bhopawar Agency. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jaora ( Hindi:जावरा is a city and a Municipality in Ratlam district Ratlam ( Hindi:रतलाम known historically as Ratnapuri, is a city in the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of central WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sitamau is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Mandsaur district in the Indian state WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Sailana is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Ratlam district in the Indian state
Bhopawar Agency
Bhopawar Agency included the states of
In 1925, Malwa Agency was merged into Bhopawar. Bhopawar was an agency of the Central India Agency in British India. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Dhar or the medieval historical town of Dhara Nagari is located in the Malwa region of WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> बडवानी, also known as Badwani or Siddh Nagar is a city and a Municipality in Barwani WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jhabua ( Hindi: झाबुआ is a town and a Municipality in Jhabua district in WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Alirajpur (also known as Ali Rajpur is a city and a Municipality in Jhabua district in the WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Jobat is a town and a Nagar panchayat in Alirajpur district in the Indian state In 1927 the agency was renamed the Southern States Agency, later the Southern States and Malwa Agency, and after 1934 Malwa Agency.
Post-independence
Upon India's independence in 1947, the rulers of the princely states acceded to India. The eastern portion of Central India Agency, including Bagelkhand and Bundelkand agencies, became the new state Vindhya Pradesh. Vindhya Pradesh ( Hindī: विन्द्य प्रदेश Urdū: وِندے پردیش is a former state of India. The western portion, including Bhopal, Malwa, and Bhopawar agencies and the Gwalior and Indore residencies, became the new state of Madhya Bharat. Madhya Bharat ( Hindi: मध्य भारत also known as Malwa Union was a former state in west-central India. Bhopal became a separate state. Makrai was transferred to Madhya Pradesh, which had been created from the former Central Provinces and Berar in 1950. Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) ( Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश pronounced, Translation: Middle Province) often In 1956, the states of Vindhya Pradesh, Madhya Bharat, and Bhopal were merged into Madhya Pradesh.
References
- Hunter, William Wilson, Sir, et al (1908). Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 12. 1908-1931; Clarendon Press, Oxford.
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