Deccan States Agency | |||||||||
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| 1933–1947 | |||||||||
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 The Deccan States Agency in the Indian Empire in 1942 | |||||||||
| Capital | Kolhapur | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||
| States under AGG for Deccan States | |||||||||
| Government | Indirect imperial rule over a group of hereditary monarchies | ||||||||
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• 1933 (first) | J.C. Tate | ||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period • World War II | ||||||||
• Merger of Kolhapur Agency and four smaller agencies | 1933 | ||||||||
• Merger into Bombay following Independence of India | 1947 | ||||||||
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The Deccan States Agency, also known as the Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency, was a political agency of India, managing the relations of the Government of India with a collection of princely states[1] and jagirs (feudal 'vassal' estates) in western India.