The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India, during the latter years of the Indian Empire. It was created in 1933, by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agency; the agencies remained intact within the grouping. In 1936, the Bengal States Agency was added.
On 1 December 1944, the status of this agency was raised to that of a first class residency. These states were grouped into three political agencies, under the "Resident" in Calcutta. The headquarters of the Orissa States Agency was at Sambalpur, the headquarters of the Chhattisgarh States Agency was at Raipur and the headquarters of the Bengal States Agency was at Calcutta. After the withdrawal of the British from India in 1947, the states acceded to the new Union of India and some of the states formed the Eastern States Union, an organisation that failed.[3] Later they were integrated into the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa.[4] The eastern portion of Madhya Pradesh and the southern portion of Bihar became the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, respectively, in November 2000.
eastern, states, agency, agency, grouping, princely, states, eastern, india, during, latter, years, indian, empire, created, 1933, unification, former, chhattisgarh, states, agency, orissa, states, agency, agencies, remained, intact, within, grouping, 1936, be. The Eastern States Agency was an agency or grouping of princely states in eastern India during the latter years of the Indian Empire It was created in 1933 by the unification of the former Chhattisgarh States Agency and the Orissa States Agency the agencies remained intact within the grouping In 1936 the Bengal States Agency was added Eastern States AgencyAgency of India1933 19481907 map of British India including Bengal Orissa and the Feudatory States HistoryHistory Merger of former Bengal Chhattisgarh and Orissa agencies1933 Cooch Behar and Tripura added1936 Accession to the Indian Union1948Succeeded byEastern States Union Contents 1 History 2 Princely states of the Eastern States Agency 2 1 Orissa States Agency 2 2 Chhattisgarh States Agency 2 3 Bengal States Agency 3 See also 4 References 5 External links and SourcesHistory EditSee also Chota Nagpur Tributary States and Orissa Tributary States Since the 19th century the princely states and the tributary states of Orissa and Chhota Nagpur were not part of Bengal but British relations with them were managed by its government through the Bengal Presidency 1 The Eastern States Agency was created on 1 April 1933 This agency dealt with forty two princely states in eastern India located in the present day Indian states of Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Odisha West Bengal and Tripura Before the creation of the Eastern States Agency in 1933 twenty three native states of the former Orissa Tributary States and Chhota Nagpur States were under the suzerainty of the British provinces of Bihar and Orissa and sixteen were under that of the Central Provinces Chota Nagpur and Orissa area during the British Raj Political Divisions 1909 Imperial Gazetteer of India map section The Agent reported to the Governor General of India and two Political Agents under his supervision were posted at Sambalpur and Raipur 2 Cooch Behar and Tripura were transferred from Bengal Province to the Eastern States Agency on 1 November 1936 citation needed On 1 December 1944 the status of this agency was raised to that of a first class residency These states were grouped into three political agencies under the Resident in Calcutta The headquarters of the Orissa States Agency was at Sambalpur the headquarters of the Chhattisgarh States Agency was at Raipur and the headquarters of the Bengal States Agency was at Calcutta After the withdrawal of the British from India in 1947 the states acceded to the new Union of India and some of the states formed the Eastern States Union an organisation that failed 3 Later they were integrated into the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh Bihar West Bengal and Orissa 4 The eastern portion of Madhya Pradesh and the southern portion of Bihar became the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand respectively in November 2000 Link to the Map of Eastern States AgencyPrincely states of the Eastern States Agency EditOrissa States Agency Edit Salute states by precedence Kalahandi title HH Maharaja Hereditary salute of 9 guns Mayurbhanj title HH Maharaja Hereditary salute of 9 guns Patna title HH Maharaja Hereditary salute of 9 guns Sonepur title HH Maharaja Hereditary salute of 9 gunsNon salute states alphabetically Athgarh title Raja Athmallik title Raja Bamra title Raja Baramba title Rawat Baudh title Raja Bonai title Raja Daspalla title Raja Dhenkanal title Raja from 1869 Maharaja Gangpur title Raja Hindol title Raja Keonjhar title Raja Khandpara title Raja Kharsawan title Thakur from 1907 Raja Nayagarh title Raja Narsinghpur title Raja Nilgiri title Raja Pal Lahara title Raja Rairakhol title Raja Ranpur title Raja Saraikela Seraikela title Kunwar from 1884 Raja Talcher title Raja Tigiria title Raja Chhattisgarh States Agency Edit Only non salute states Bastar title Raja from 1936 Maharaja Changbhakar Chang Bhakar title Raja from 1865 Bhaiya Chhuikandan Kondka title Mahant Jashpur title Raja Kanker title Maharajadhiraja Kawardha title Thakur Khairagarh title Raja Koriya Korea title Raja Raj Nandgaon title Manhat Raigarh title Raja Bahadur Sakti title Rana Sarangarh title Raja Surguja title Raja from 1820 HH Maharaja Bahadur Udaipur State title Raja Bahadur Bengal States Agency Edit Salute states Cooch Behar title Maharaja Hereditary salute of 13 guns Tripura title Maharaja Hereditary salute of 13 gunsSee also EditPolitical integration of IndiaReferences Edit Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Bengal Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Devi Bandita 1992 Some Aspects of British Administration in Orissa 1912 1936 Delhi Academic Foundation p 213 ISBN 81 7188 072 X Sadhna Sharma ed States Politics in India 1995 p 273 Amalgamation of Princely StatesExternal links and Sources EditWorldStatesmen India Princely States Coordinates 21 22 N 85 15 E 21 367 N 85 250 E 21 367 85 250 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eastern States Agency amp oldid 1148498662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
