Central India Agency

noun

1. a former group of 89 states in India, under the supervision of a British political agent until 1947: most important were Indore, Bhopal, and Rewa

Example Sentences

Gwalior Residency, an administrative unit in the Central India agency, comprises Gwalior state and eleven smaller states and estates.

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GWALIOR, a native state of India, in the Central India agency, by far the largest of the numerous principalities comprised in that area.

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Central India agency is divided for administrative purposes into eight units, two classed as residencies and six as agencies.

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At the close of the 681 Pindari War in 1818 the whole country that is now under the Central India agency was in great confusion and disorder, having suffered heavily from the extortions of the Mahratta armies and from predatory bands.

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The Central India agency was formed in 1854, when Sir R. Hamilton was appointed agent to the governor-general.

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