The Central India Agency was created in 1854, by amalgamating the Western Malwa Agency with other smaller political offices which formerly reported to the Governor-General of India. The agency was overseen by a political agent who maintained British relations with the princely states and influence over them on behalf of the Governor-General. The headquarters of the agent were at Indore. List of Divisions and Princely States/districts of Agency Bundelkhand Agency Bundelkhand Agency was bounded by Bagelkhand to the east, the United Provinces to the north, Lalitpur District to the west, and the Central Provinces to the south. Bagelkhand Agency was separated from Bundelkhand in 1871. In 1900 it included 9 states, the most important of which were Orchha, Panna, Samthar, Charkhari, Chhatarpur, Datia, Bijawar and Ajaigarh. The agency also included 13 estates and the pargana of Alampur, the latter belonging to Indore State. In 1931, all of the states under the Baghelkhand Agency apart from Rewa and Singrauli were transferred back to Bundelkhand. Salute states, by precedence: Datia, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns Orchha, title Maharaja or Raja (from 1882, Saramad-i-Rajha-i-Bundelkhand Maharaja), Hereditary salute of 15-guns Ajaigarh, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Baoni, title Nawab, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Bijawar, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Charkhari, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Panna, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Samthar, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 11-guns Non-salute states, alphabetically: Alipura, title Rao Beri (Beri-Bundelkhand), title Rao/Raja (originally Dewan) Bihat Chhatarpur, title Maharaja or Raja Garrauli Gaurihar, title Sardar Sawai; from 1859, Rao Jigni, title Rao Lugasi Naigawan Rebai Sarila, title Raja Jagirs : Banka-Pahari Bijna Bilheri jagir, ?under Chhatarpur, guaranteed by the British Dhurwai Tori Fatehpur (one of the Hasht-Bhaiya jagirs) Former princely States that were annexed or seized by the British : Banpur, seized in 1857, had been claimed by Gwalior State Bijeraghogarh, seized Chirgaon (one of the Hasht Bhaiya jagirs), seized Jalaun, annexed in 1840 Jaitpur, annexed in 1849 Jhansi, annexed in 1853 Khaddi, annexed Purwa (one of the Chaube Jagirs), seized Tiroha, seized Shahgarh, seized in 1857 Bagelkhand Agency Bagelkhand Agency, the easternmost charge, was established in March 1871, when it was separated from Bundelkhand agency. In 1900, it covered the area of twelve states, including : Salute states, by precedence : Rewa, the largest state in Bagelkhand, title Maharaja, Hereditary salute of 15-guns Baraundha, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns Maihar, title Raja,