17-639: The Bundelkhand Agency was a political agency of the British Raj , managing the relations of the British government with the protected princely states of the Bundelkhand region. The Marathas ceded parts of Bundelkhand , which were later called later British Bundelkhand , to the British in the 1802 Treaty of Bassein . After 1802, many of the local rulers were granted sanads (leases) by
34-589: A revolt against the Mughal Empire . He established an alliance with the Maratha Peshwa and made Panna his capital. After conquering Mahoba in 1680 Chhatar Sal extended his rule over most of Bundelkhand . Upon his death in 1731, his kingdom was divided among his sons, with one-third of the kingdom going to his son-in-law, the Peshwa Baji Rao I . The Kingdom of Panna went to Harde Sah,
51-413: A total area of 9,851 sq mi (25,510 km) and a total population of 1,308,326 in 1901. The most important of the states were Orchha , Panna , Samthar , Charkhari , Chhatarpur , Datia , Bijawar and Ajaigarh State . Deforestation accelerated during British rule. The population of the agency decreased 13% between 1891 and 1901 due to the effects of famine . In 1931 Bagelkhand Agency, with
68-578: The Baghelkhand Agency states were transferred back to Bundelkhand, except Rewa (title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns)), which was placed under the authority of the Indore Residency . Salute states , by precedence : Non-salute states : Jagirs : 25°03′N 79°26′E / 25.05°N 79.43°E / 25.05; 79.43 Agencies of British India An agency of British India
85-549: The Bundelkhand Agency and covered an area of, 6724 km with 1,008 villages within its borders in 1901. It took its name from the chief town in the area, Panna , which was the capital of the state. A predecessor state was founded by one of the Raj Gond chiefs of the area around 1450. Almost three centuries later Panna was the capital chosen by a leader Chhatar Sal , the founder of Panna State, after leading
102-577: The British, which entitled them to the lands they controlled at the death of Ali Bahadur, in return for the rulers signing a written bond of allegiance ( ikrarnama ) to the British. A political officer attached to the British forces in Bundelkhand supervised British relations with the sanad states. In 1806 British protection was promised to the Maratha ruler of Jhansi, and in 1817 the British recognized his hereditary rights to Jhansi state. In 1818
119-736: The Peshwa in Pune ceded all his rights over Bundelkhand to the British at the conclusion of the Third Anglo-Maratha War . The sanad states were organized into the Bundelkhand Agency in 1811, when a political agent to the Governor-General of India was appointed and headquartered at Banda . In 1818 the headquarters were moved to Kalpi , in 1824 to Hamirpur , and in 1832 back to Banda. The political agent
136-576: The Raja of Jhansi, Rani Lakshmi Bai , protested the annexation because she was not allowed to adopt an heir, and because the slaughter of cattle was permitted in the Jhansi territory. The Revolt of 1857 found Jhansi ripe for rebellion. In June a few men of the 12th native infantry seized the fort containing the treasure and magazine, and massacred the European officers of the garrison. The Rani put herself at
153-550: The agent was completely in charge of law and order. The agent of a protected tract or princely state usually lived outside the territory in his charge, as opposed to a Resident who usually lived within his confines and was frequently the District Collector of the adjoining British district. Civil and criminal justice in agencies were usually administered through locally made laws, and the Indian Penal Code
170-599: The eldest son of Chhatar Sal. In the early 19th century, Panna became a princely state of British India , and gained control of the states of Nagod and Sohawal . Raja Nirpat Singh assisted the British in the Revolt of 1857 , and the British rewarded him with the title Maharaja . Maharaja Madho Singh was deposed by the Viceroy in April 1902, after a commission found him guilty of poisoning his uncle, Rao Raja Khuman Singh,
187-564: The exception of the state of Rewa State , was merged into the Bundelkhand Agency. The Bundelkhand Agency was bounded by Bagelkand to the east, the United Provinces to the north, Lalitpur District to the west, and the Central Provinces to the south. The Bagelkhand Agency was separated from Bundelkhand in 1871. In 1900 it included 9 states, 13 estates and the pargana of Alampur belonging to Indore State. In 1931, all of
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#1732781046538204-514: The head of the rebels, and they captured several of the neighboring British districts and princely states allied to the British. She died bravely in battle in Gwalior in 1858. It was not till November 1858 that Jhansi was brought under British control. After the revolt, Jhansi was given to the Maharaja of Gwalior , but came under British rule in 1886 when it was swapped for Gwalior fort. In 1865
221-491: The headquarters of the political assistant was moved to Nowgong , which remained until 1947. In 1853 the Raja of Jhansi died childless, and his territory was annexed to British Bundelkhand. The Jhansi State and the Jalaun and Chanderi districts were then formed into a superintendency. In 1854 Bundelkhand Agency was placed under the authority of the newly created Central India Agency , headquartered at Indore . The widow of
238-614: The political assistant was replaced with a political agent. The eastern portion of the Agency was detached to form Bagelkhand Agency in 1871. The state of Khaniadhana was transferred to the authority of the Gwalior Resident in 1888, and in 1896 Baraundha , Jaso , and the Chaube Jagirs were transferred to Bagelkhand. In 1901 there were 9 states, 13 estates, and the pargana of Alampur belonging to Indore State , with
255-537: Was an internally autonomous or semi-autonomous unit of British India whose external affairs were governed by an agent designated by the Viceroy of India . The agencies varied in character from fully autonomous self-governing dependencies such as princely states , where the agent functioned mainly as a representative of the Viceroy, to tribal tracts which were integral parts of the British Empire and where
272-522: Was not applicable by default in these agencies. Political agencies were created, merged or abolished at different times during the history of the British Raj . This list includes all agencies, regardless of the historical period. This Indian history-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Panna State Panna State was a kingdom and later princely state of colonial India , located in modern Panna district of Madhya Pradesh . The state of Panna belonged to
289-770: Was placed under the authority of the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces , headquartered in Agra , in 1835. In 1849 authority over the Bundelkhand Agency was placed briefly under the Commissioner for the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories , who appointed a political assistant based at Jhansi . Shortly thereafter, authority over Bundelkhand was placed under the Resident at Gwalior , and
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