Malwa Agency

Malwa Agency was an administrative section of British India's Central India Agency . The Malwa Agency was formed in 1895 out of princely states in the Northern Malwa region formerly under the authority of the British agent for Indore . The headquarters of the political agent was at Mandsaur / Neemuch .

The agency included the States of :-

• Ratlam State
• Jaora State
• Sitamau State
• Sailana State
• Piploda State
• Panth-Piploda Estate .
• certain portions of - Gwalior State, Indore State, Tonk State & Dewas States (Senior & Junior) territories .

The Dewas States (Senior & Junior) were added to Malwa Agency in 1907 . In 1925 , Malwa Agency was amalgamated with Bhopawar Agency to form the Malwa and Bhopawar Agency , renamed the Malwa and Southern States Agency in 1927 . The Dewas States were transferred to Bhopal Agency in 1931 , and in 1934 the agency was once again renamed Malwa Agency.

After Indian independence in 1947 , the rulers of these states acceded to the Government of India , and were amalgamated into the new Indian state of Madhya Bharat . Madhya Bharat was merged into Madhya Pradesh state on November 1, 1956.