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On 1st December 1944, the status of the Eastern States Agency was increased to that of a First Class Residency. These states were merged and grouped into 3 political agencies that were under a British Resident in Calcutta (now Kolkata). The Orissa States Agency was headquartered at Sambalpur, where as the Chhattisgarh States Agency was headquartered at Raipur. The headquarters of the Bengal States Agency was at Calcutta. After India achieved independence and the British withdrawal from the nation in the year 1947, the states acceded to the newly formed Dominion of India, also known as Union of India. At a later period, these states were incorporated into the states of Orissa, West Bengal, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. In November 2000, the southern region of the state of Bihar and the eastern region of Madhya Pradesh state became the states of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh respectively. Princely States of Eastern States Agency The various princely states of India that were included in the Eastern States Agency were segmented into three parts, namely Orissa States Agency, Chhattisgarh States Agency and Bengal States Agency. Each of these agencies comprised of several princely states, which are mentioned below- Bengal States Agency * Tripura * Mayurbhanj * Koch Bihar Chhattisgarh States Agency * Udaipur * Surguja * Sarangarh * Sakti * Raigarh * Patna (Balangir) * Nandgaon * Koriya (Korea) * Khairagarh * Kawardha * Kanker * Kalahandi (Karond) * Jashpur * Chhuikhadan * Changbhakar * Bastar Orissa States Agency * Athgarh * Bonai * Hindol * Gangpur * Tigiria * Talcher * Sonepur * Seraikela * Ranpur * Rairakhol * Pal Lahara * Nilgiri * Nayagarh * Narsingpur * Kharsawan * Dhenkanal * Keonjhar * Khandpara * Daspalla * Athmallik * Baudh * Baramba * Bamra (Last Updated on : 21-04-2012) |
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