Rajputana Agency

Rajputana Agency
Rajputana Agency
1832–1948
	Flag
	The Rajputana Agency within the British Indian Empire in 1920
	Detailed map of Rajputana Agency in 1920
Capital	Ajmer (1832–1845); Mount Abu (1845–1947)
States under AGG for Rajputana	Jaipur State; Jodhpur State; Bikaner State; Udaipur State; Other 17 salute states, 1 chiefship, 1 zamindari;
Government	Indirect imperial rule over a group of hereditary monarchies
Agent to the; Governor-General
• 1832–1836 (first)	Abraham Locket
Historical era	New Imperialism
• First agreements with local princely rulers	1817
• Rajputana Agency established in Ajmer	1832
• Headquarters shifted to Mount Abu	1845
• Accession to the Indian Union	1948
Area
1901	330,875 km2 (127,752 sq mi)
Population
• 1901	9,723,301
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Jaisalmer State
	Bikaner State
	Jodhpur State
	Jaipur State
	Udaipur State
	Maratha Confederacy
	Alwar State
	Kishangarh State
	Dungarpur State
	Sirohi State
	Banswara State
	Kota State
	Bundi State
	Bharatpur State
	Karauli State
	Dholpur State
	Jhalawar State
	Tonk State
Rajasthan

The Rajputana Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire dealing with a collection of native states in Rajputana (now in Rajasthan, northwestern India), under the political charge of an Agent reporting directly to the Governor-General of India and residing at Mount Abu in the Aravalli Range. The total area of the states falling within the Rajputana Agency was 127,541 square miles (330,330 km²), with eighteen states and two estates or chiefships.