Malwa Agency

Malwa Agency was an administrative section of British India's Central India Agency . The Malwa Agency was formed in 1895 out of princely states in the Northern Malwa region formerly under the authority of the British agent for Indore . The headquarters of the political agent was at Mandsaur / Neemuch .

The agency included the States of :-

  • Ratlam State
  • Jaora State
  • Sitamau State
  • Sailana State
  • Piploda State
  • Panth-Piploda Estate .
  • certain portions of - Gwalior State, Indore State, Tonk State & Dewas States (Senior & Junior) territories .

The Dewas States (Senior & Junior) were added to Malwa Agency in 1907 . In 1925, Malwa Agency was amalgamated with Bhopawar Agency to form the Malwa and Bhopawar Agency, renamed the Malwa and Southern States Agency in 1927 . The Dewas States were transferred to Bhopal Agency in 1931, and in 1934 the agency was once again renamed Malwa Agency.

After Indian independence in 1947, the rulers of these states acceded to the Government of India, and were amalgamated into the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat . Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state on November 1, 1956.

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