Central India Agency
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The Central India Agency was created in 1854, by amalgamating the Western Malwa Agency with other smaller political offices which formerly reported to the Governor-General of India. The agency was overseen by a political agent who maintained relations of the Government of India with the princely states and influence over them on behalf of the Governor-General. The headquarters of the agent were at Indore.
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Central India Agency | |||||||||||||||
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1854–1947 | |||||||||||||||
Capital | Indore | ||||||||||||||
States under AGG for Central India | |||||||||||||||
Government | Indirect imperial rule over a group of hereditary monarchies | ||||||||||||||
Agent to the Governor-General | |||||||||||||||
• 1854–1857 (first) | Sir Robert Hamilton[1] | ||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
• Merger of previous political offices | 1854 | ||||||||||||||
1947 | |||||||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||||||
1901 | 200,452 km2 (77,395 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1901 | 9,261,907 | ||||||||||||||
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Central India". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. |
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