Rewa Kantha Agency
Rewa Kantha was a political agency of British India, managing the relations (indirect rule) of the British government's Bombay Presidency with a collection of princely states. It stretched for about 150 miles between the plain of Gujarat and the hills of Malwa, from the Tapti River to the Mahi River crossing the Rewa (or Narmada) River, from which it takes its name.
Rewa Kantha Agency | |||||||
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Agency of British India | |||||||
1811–1937 | |||||||
Rewa Kantha Agency within Gujarat | |||||||
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• 1901 | 12,877 km2 (4,972 sq mi) | ||||||
Population | |||||||
• 1901 | 479065 | ||||||
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• Established | 1811 | ||||||
• Formation of the Baroda and Gujarat States Agency | 1937 | ||||||
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The political agent, who was also District collector of the prant (British District) of the Panchmahal, resided at Godhra.
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