Central India Agency

British

noun

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

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Raghugarh is now a mediatized chiefship in the Central India Agency, controlled by the Resident at Gwālior.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

The phrase is now generally used to mean an administrative division, namely, the group of Native States under the Central India Agency at Indore, which deals with about 148 chiefs and rulers of various rank.

From Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official by Sleeman, William

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