Deccan States Agency
1933–1947
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The Deccan States Agency in the Indian Empire in 1942
Capital	Kolhapur
Religion	Hinduism
States under AGG for Deccan States	Kolhapur State Jath State Bhor State Other 3 salute states, 11 non-salute states and 1 estate
Government	Indirect imperial rule over a group of hereditary monarchies
Agent to the Governor-General
• 1933 (first)	J.C. Tate
Historical era	Interwar period • World War II
• Merger of Kolhapur Agency and four smaller agencies	1933
• Merger into Bombay following Independence of India	1947
Preceded by Succeeded by Bengal Presidency Bombay State
"A collection of treaties, engagements, and sunnuds relating to India and neighbouring countries"

The Deccan States Agency, also known as the Deccan States Agency and Kolhapur Residency, was a political agency of India, managing the relations of the Government of India with a collection of princely states^[1] and jagirs (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 and Karnataka, six of which were Salute states. 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 Dominion of India, and were integrated into the Indian state of Bombay.^[2] In 1956 the Kannada language speaking southern portion of Bombay state, which included the former states of the Southern Maratha Country, was transferred to Mysore State (later renamed Karnataka). Bombay State was divided into the new states of Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960.^[3]

Princely (e)states

States of the former Kolhapur Agency

Salute states, by precedence :

• Kolhapur, title Maharaja; Hereditary 19-guns salute
• Janjira, title Nawab; Hereditary 11-guns (13-guns local):
• Sangli, title Raja; Hereditary 9-guns (11-guns personal)
• Mudhol, title Raja; Hereditary 9-guns

Non-salute states, alphabetically :

Jagirs of the former Kolhapur Agency

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 title Raja Bahadur; Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11-guns local)

Former Dharwar Agency : non-salute :

• Savanur, title Nawab

Former Poona Agency :

• Bhor, title Raja, Hereditary salute of 9-guns