 The Kingdom of Nagpur was annexed to British India in 1853, becoming Nagpur Province.In 1861 Nagpur Province was merged with the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories to form the Central Provinces.All the princely states of the Central Provinces were in Chhattisgarh Division, except for Makrai, which was in the Hoshangabad District of the Nerbudda Division.