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| Bhopal Agency | |||||||
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| Agency of British India | |||||||
| 1818–1947 | |||||||
 Map of theCentral India Agency with the Bhopal Agency in its central sector | |||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1901 | 30,181 km2 (11,653 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 1,157,697 | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1818 | ||||||
| 1947 | |||||||
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TheBhopal Agency was a section ofBritish India's colonialCentral India Agency, a British political unit which managed the relations of the British with a number of autonomousprincely states existing outsideBritish India.[1]
The Agency was formed in 1818 at the conclusion of theThird Anglo-Maratha War,[2] and covered theprincely states ofBhopal (largest and eponymous),Khilchipur,Kurwai,Narsingarh,Muhammadgarh,Pathari andRajgarh surrounding Bhopal, as well as the districts ofBhilsa andIsagarh, which belonged to theGwalior State and also the district ofSironj, which belonged toTonk State inRajputana.
The head of the Agency was appointed by the BritishGovernor-General of India. In 1854 the Bhopal Agency became part of the newly createdCentral India Agency.[2] In 1895 the Gwalior districts of Bhilsa and Isagarh were transferred from Bhopal Agency toGwalior Residency. In 1931 the princely states ofDewas Senior andDewas Junior were added to the agency and in 1933 the state ofMakrai was transferred from theCentral Provinces and Berar.
Bhopal Agency ceased to exist at the stroke of midnight on 15 August 1947 when British India became independent, and all treaty relations between the princely states and the British ceased to exist. After the departure of the British, the rulers of these states allacceded to theDominion of India, and all but Bhopal were incorporated into the new state ofMadhya Bharat, whileBhopal became aChief Commissioner's Province. Madhya Bharat and Bhopal were merged intoMadhya Pradesh state on 1 November 1956.
Until 1931 the agency included nine princely states, as well as a number of estates ruled byThakurs and other minor territories.
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