Bagelkhand Agency was a collection of princely states in British India. It was named after the Bagelkhand region. The agency was established in March 1871. Until that date Bagelkhand was under the Bundelkhand Agency

Bundelkhand Agency

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 by the British, which entitled them to the lands they controlled at the death of Ali Bahadur, in return...

, with which it is geographically and historically connected. From 1871 to 1933 Bagelkhand agency was under the political superintendence of the Governor-General of India

Governor-General of India

The Governor-General of India was the head of the British administration in India, and later, after Indian independence, the representative of the monarch and de facto head of state. The office was created in 1773, with the title of Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William...

's agent for Central India, and under the direct jurisdiction of a political agent who was also superintendent of the Rewa State, residing ordinarily at Satna

Satna

Satna is a city in central India and a municipal corporation in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Satna District. Satna is a border city of the state and is touched by the borders of the state of UttarPradesh.-History:Satna got its name...

 or Rewa. The agency consisted of Rewa state and eleven minor states and estates, of which the more important were Maihar

Maihar

Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...

, Nagod

Nagod

Nagod or Nagode is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh ruled by Pratihara Rajput. It is located from the town of Satna. It is the administrative headquarters of Nagod Tehsil. It is believed that it was a small state owned by an oil-pressing people,...

 or Uuchahara and Sohawal. The other states were Jaso, Kothi

Kothi

Koti or KoThi is one of the best-known commercial suburbs of Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, India. There are two areas in the vicinity called King Koti and Ram Koti-History:...

, Baraundha

Baraundha

Baraundha was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Although historically far larger, at the time of Indian independence in 1947, it was a petty sanad state of about 565 km2. The ruling family, members of the Raghuvansi line of Rajputs, had held...

 or Patharkachhar & Kalinjar Chaubes consisting of four princely states of Paldeo

Paldeo

Paldeo was a pirncely state in India during the British Raj.It had an area of 52 square miles. In 1940 its population was 9,820. It was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948....

, Kamta-Rajaula, Taraon, Pahra & Bhaisaunda. The total area was 14323 square miles (37,096.4 km²), and the population in 1901 was 1,555,024, a decrease of 11% over the previous decade, due to the results of famine. The rainfall was very deficient in 1895-1897, causing famine in 1897; and in 1899-1900 there was drought in some sections. In 1931, the eleven smaller states were transferred to Bundelkhand Agency, and in 1933 the agency was dissolved, and Rewa State

Rewa (princely state)

Rewa was a princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.-Description:With an area of about 13,000 mi², Rewa was the largest princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. The British political agent for Bagelkhand resided...

 was placed under the authority of the Indore Residency

Indore Residency

Indore was one of the residencies of British India.Indore Residency included most of Indore State, and, after 1933, Rewa State, which formerly belonged to Bagelkhand Agency. It was part of Central India Agency....

.

After Indian independence in 1947, the princely states that made up the Baghelkhand Agency were merged with Rewa to form Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh

Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 state, which was in turn merged into Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 on November 1, 1956.

States

Bagelkhand Agency, the easternmost charge of Central India Agency

Central India Agency

The Central India Agency was a political office of the British Indian Empire, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. The Central India Agency was made up entirely of princely states, which were under native rulers...

, was established in March 1871, when it was separated from Bundelkhand Agency

Bundelkhand Agency

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 by the British, which entitled them to the lands they controlled at the death of Ali Bahadur, in return...

. In 1900, it consisted of twelve states.

• Rewa
  Rewa (princely state)
  Rewa was a princely state of India, surrounding its eponymous capital, the town of Rewa.-Description:With an area of about 13,000 mi², Rewa was the largest princely state in the Bagelkhand Agency and the second largest in Central India Agency. The British political agent for Bagelkhand resided...
  
  , the largest state in Bagelkhand
• Maihar
  Maihar
  Maihar is a city and a municipality in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Maihar is known for the temple of revered mother goddess Sharda situated on Trikuta hill of Maihar.- Origin :...
  
  
• Nagode
• Sohawal
• Jaso
• Kothi
  Kothi, Satna
  Kothi is a town and a nagar panchayat in Satna district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Demographics: India census, Kothi had a population of 7710. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Kothi has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%:...
  
  
• Baraundha
  Baraundha
  Baraundha was a princely state of colonial India, located in modern Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. Although historically far larger, at the time of Indian independence in 1947, it was a petty sanad state of about 565 km2. The ruling family, members of the Raghuvansi line of Rajputs, had held...
  
  
• Paldeo
  Paldeo
  Paldeo was a pirncely state in India during the British Raj.It had an area of 52 square miles. In 1940 its population was 9,820. It was merged into the Indian state of Vindhya Pradesh in 1948....
  
  
• Kamta-Rajaula
• Taraon
• Pahra
• Bhaisaunda

In 1931, all of the states but Rewa were transferred back to Bundelkhand, and in 1933 Rewa was transferred to Indore Residency.