The Deccan States Agency, also known as the Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency, was a political agency of

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, managing the relations of the

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with a collection of princely states and

jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...

s (feudal 'vassal' estates) in western India.

History

The agency was created 1933 with the merger of the Kolhapur Agency (Kolhapur Residency), Poona Agency, Bijapur Agency, Dharwar Agency and Kolaba Agency. It was composed of a number of princely states and jagirs in Western India, located in the present-day Indian states of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

and

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, six of which were

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s. The princely states included in the agency were under the suzerainty, but not the control, of the British authorities of the Bombay Presidency. After Indian Independence in 1947, the states all acceded to the

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, and were integrated into the Indian state of

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. In 1956 the

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speaking southern portion of Bombay state, which included the former states of the Southern Maratha Country, was transferred to Mysore State (later renamed

). Bombay State was divided into the new states of

and

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in 1960.

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, '' India after Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy.'' HarperCollins, 2007

Princely (e)states

States of the former Kolhapur Agency

Salute states, by precedence : *

Kolhapur Kolhapur () is a city on the banks of the Panchganga River in the southern part of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Kolhapur is one of the most significant cities in South Maharashtra and has been a hub of historical, religious, and cultural a ...

, title Maharaja; Hereditary 19-guns salute * Janjira, title Nawab; Hereditary 11-guns (13-guns local): *

Sangli Sangli (ISO 15919, ISO: ''Sāṁgalī''; ) is a metropolitan town and the headquarters of Sangli District in Maharashtra, in south-western India. It has earned the nickname "Turmeric City of India" for being the hub of the Asia's largest produ ...

, title Raja; Hereditary 9-guns (11-guns personal) *

Mudhol Mudhol is a city previously known as "'Muduvolalu"' in the Bagalkot District, Bagalkote District in the northern part of the South Indian state of Karnataka. It is about from the district headquarters of Bagalkot and from subdivision of Jamakh ...

, title Raja; Hereditary 9-guns Non-salute states, alphabetically : * Akalkot, title Raja * Aundh, title Pant Pratinidhi * Jamkhandi, title Raja * Kurundwad Junior, title Rao * Kurundwad Senior, title Rao * Miraj Junior, title Rao * Miraj Senior, title Rao * Phaltan, title Naik * Ramdurg, title Raja

Jagir A jagir (), ( Hindustani: जागीर/جاگیر, ''Jāgīr''), ( Marathi: जहागीर, ''Jahāgīrá'') also spelled as jageer, was a type of feudal land grant in the Indian subcontinent at the foundation of its Jagirdar ( Zamindar ...
s of the former Kolhapur Agency

* Bavda estate * Gajendragad (Gajendragarh) *? Nesri *? Himmat Bahadur * Ichalkaranji estate * Kagal Junior * Kagal Senior * Kapshi estate * Latur estate * Sar Lashkar Khardekar * Torgal Jagir * Vishalgad estate

States of the other former colonial agencies

Former Bijapur Agency, both non-salute : * Daphlapur (Daflepur), title Deshmukh (1917 incorporated in Jath, below) * Jath (Joth), title Raja (till 1936 Deshmukh) Former Kolaba Agency: * Sawantwadi (Savantwadi), title Raja Bahadur; Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11-guns local) Former Dharwar Agency : non-salute : * Savanur, title Nawab Former Poona Agency : *

Bhor Bhor () is a town and a municipal council in Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. Geography Bhor is located at . It has an average elevation of 588 metres (1929 feet). Demographics India census, Bhor had a populat ...

, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns

References

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