Baghelkhand Agency
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The Baghelkhand Agency was a subdivision of the British Central India Agency, established in 1871. Its headquarters were in Satna, and it encompassed Rewa and several other states. The region itself, historically known as Dahala before the Muslim conquest, was later named after the Baghela Rajputs who settled there in the 14th century.
Baghelkhand is geographically divided by the Kaimur Range into western plains and eastern hilly tracts. The area is rich in mineral deposits like coal and limestone, though agriculture, primarily rice cultivation, remains underdeveloped. The agency merged with the Bundelkhand Agency in 1931, forming part of Vindhya Pradesh after India's independence in 1947.1
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