Central India Agency

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Central India Agency
1854–1947
The Central India Agency in the Indian Empire in 1942
Detailed map of Central India Agency in 1909 before separation of Gwalior Residency
Capital	Indore
States under AGG for Central India	Indore State Bhopal State Rewah State Other 85 states
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
• Accession to the Indian Union	1947
Area
1901	200,452 km2 (77,395 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	9,261,907
Preceded by Succeeded by Malwa Gwalior Residency Malwa Union Bhopal State Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States Union
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.

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.