The Central Provinces and Berar was a province of British India. The province comprised British conquests from the Mughals and Marathas in central India, and covered much of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra states. Its capital was Nagpur. It was formed in 1861 by the merger of the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories and Nagpur Province. The Marathi-speaking Berar region of the Hyderabad princely state was annexed to the Central Provinces in 1903. After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces became the new states of Madhya Pradesh, which at that point did not incorporate the surrounding princely states collectively known as Madhya Bharat. On November 1, 1956, Madhya Bharat, together with the states of Vindhya Pradesh and Bhopal, was merged into Madhya Pradesh. Provinces of India or more correctly, the Provinces of British India were formed in 1858 when the British Crown took direct control of India. ... British India (otherwise known as The British Raj) was a historical period during which most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar, were under the colonial authority of the British Empire (Undivided India). ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... The Marāthās is a collective term referring to an Indo Aryan group of Hindu, Marathi-speaking castes of warriors and peasants hailing mostly from the present-day state of Maharashtra, who created a substantial empire, covering a major part of India, in the late 17th and 18th centuries... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: / /) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, literally: Great Nation; IPA: )( ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... Concern has been expressed that this article or section is missing information about: Localities in the city (See discussion page). ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories was a region of British India, located in central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Nagpur Province was a province of British India that covered parts of present-day Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh states. ... Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. ... Hyderabad and Berar, 1903 Hyderābād was an autonomous princely state of south-central India from 1724 until 1948, ruled by a hereditary Nizam, and an Indian state from 1948 to 1956. ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince and is thus a principality taken in the broad sense. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...

The Central Provinces and Berar were bounded on the north and northeast by the Central India Agency, including the Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand agencies, and along the northern edge of Sagar District by the United Provinces; on the west by the states of Bhopal, Indore, and Kandesh District of Bombay Presidency; on the south by Hyderabad State and the large zamindari estates of the Madras Presidency; and on the east by these latter estates and the tributary states of Bengal. The Central India Agency was a political unit of British India, which covered the northern half of present-day Madhya Pradesh state. ... Bundelkhand is a geographic region of central India. ... Bagelkhand (or Bagelkhand) is a region in central India, in northeastern Madhya Pradesh state. ... Sagar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: اتر پردیش, IPA: ), also popularly known by its abbreviation U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India. ... Bhopal state was an independent state of 18th century India, a princely state of British India from 1818 to 1947, and an Indian state from 1949 to 1956. ... Indore(Marathi/Hindi:इन्दौर), is the commercial capital of the Malwa region and the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh (MP). ... Kandesh District was divided in 1906 into East Kandesh and West Kandesh. ... Bombay Presidency was a former province of British India. ... Hyderabad and Berar, 1903 Hyderābād was an autonomous princely state of south-central India from 1724 until 1948, ruled by a hereditary Nizam, and an Indian state from 1948 to 1956. ... Zamindar, also known as Zamindari, or the Zamindari System (Persian: زمیندار) were employed by the Mughals to collect taxes from peasants. ... Madras Presidency, also known as Madras Province and known officially as Presidency of Fort St. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...

History

After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the territories north of the Satpura Range ceded in 1817 by the Maratha Peshwa (parts of Saugor and Damoh) and in 1818 by Appa Sahib were in 1820 formed into the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories under an agent to the governor-general. In 1835 the Saugor and Nerbudda Territories were included in the newly formed North-Western Provinces. In 1842, in consequence of a rising, they were again placed under the jurisdiction of an agent to the governor-general. They were restored to the North-Western Province in 1853. The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 - 1818) was a final and decisive conflict between Britain and the Maratha empire in India, which left Britain in control of most of India. ... The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. ... The Maratha Empire at its peak in 1760 Statue of the great Baji Rao, near Shaniwar Wada, Pune The Peshwa (also known in Marathi as Peshwe) were Brahmin Prime Ministers to the Maratha Chattrapatis (Kings), who began commanding Maratha armies and later became the hereditary rulers of the Maratha empire... The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories was a region of British India, located in central part of present-day Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... The Governor-General of India (or Governor-General and Viceroy of India) was the head of the British administration in India. ... United Provinces, 1903 The United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, mainly referred to simply as the United Provinces, was a former province of British India, which existed from 1902 to 1947. ...

In 1818, the Maratha Bhonsle Maharajas of Nagpur submitted to British sovereignty. In 1853, on the death of Raghoji III without heirs, Nagpur was annexed by the British under the doctrine of lapse. Until the formation of the Central Provinces in 1861, Nagpur Province, which consisted of the Nagpur Division, Chhindwara and Chhattisgarh, was administered by a commissioner under the central government. The Bhonsle or Bhonsale were a prominent Maratha clan who served as rulers of several states in India . ... The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor General of India between 1848 and 1856. ... Chhindwara (also spelt Chindawara or Chindwara) is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ...

Central Provinces and Berar in 1909

The Saugor and Nerbudda Territories were joined with the Nagpur province to constitute the new Central Provinces in 1861. On the 1st of October 1903 Berar also was placed under the administration of the commissioner of the Central Provinces. In October 1905 most of Sambalpur and the princely states of Bamra, Rairakhol, Sonpur, Patna and Kalahandi were transferred from the Central Provinces to Bengal, while the Hindi-speaking Chota Nagpur states of Chang Bhakar, Korea, Surguja, Udaipur and Jashpur were transferred from Bengal to the Central Provinces. Download high resolution version (1000x807, 278 KB)Central Provinces and Berar, British India. ... Download high resolution version (1000x807, 278 KB)Central Provinces and Berar, British India. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sambalpur is a district in the state of Orissa, India. ... The Chota Nagpur Plateau (also Chhota Nagpur) is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Orissa, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh. ...

Administration

Central Provinces and Berar, 1903

The Central provinces and Berar was made up of 22 districts, grouped into five divisions: From map of India by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903. ... From map of India by Dodd, Mead and Company, 1903. ...

• Jubbulpore (Jabalpur) Division (18,950 sq. mi.) which included Jubbulpore, Saugor (Sagar), Damoh, Seoni and Mandla districts.
• Nerbudda (Narmada) Division (18,382 sq. mi.), which included Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad, Nimar, Betul and Chhindwara districts.
• Nagpur Division (23,521 sq. mi.), which included Nagpur, Bhandara, Chanda, Wardha, and Balaghat districts.
• Chhattisgarh Division (21,240 sq. mi.), which included Durg, Raipur, and Bilaspur districts.
• Berar Division, which included Amraoti (Amravati), Akola, Ellichpur, Buldhana and Wun districts.

The Central Provinces and Berar also had jurisdiction over 16 princely states. The states of Raigarh (1486 sq. mi.) and Sarangarh (540 m².) were under the authority of Chhattisgarh Division. Jabalpur division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. ... Jabalpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Sagar District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Damoh District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Seoni district is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of India, and Seoni town is the district headquarters. ... Mandla District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. ... Narsinghpur or Narsimhapur is a town in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Hoshangabad is a city in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state, central India. ... Nimar is the southwestern region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. ... Betul is the administrative center of Betul District located in southern Madhya Pradesh in India. ... Chhindwara (also spelt Chindawara or Chindwara) is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Nagpur Division is one of six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. ... Nagpur District is a district of Maharashtra state in central India. ... Bhandara is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. ... Chandrapur is a district in Nagpur Division of the Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Wardha District is located in Maharashtra state. ... Balaghat District is one of the districts of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. ... Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: / /) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ... Durg district is situated in Chattisgarh state of India. ... Raipur is the name of a district in Chhattisgarh, India. ... Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh Bilaspur District, Himachal Pradesh Category: ... Berar is a former province of British India, located in central India. ... Amravati is a district in Maharashtra, India. ... Akola is a district in Maharashtra, located in central India. ... Buldhana District has an area of 9,680 km² and is located in Amravati Division of Maharashtra, located in central India. ... A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ...

After Indian independence

After Indian Independence in 1947, the Central Provinces and Berar became part of India, and was merged with the princely states under its authority to become the Indian State of Madhya Pradesh in 1950. In 1956, the Marathi-speaking areas of Madhya Pradesh, which comprised the Berar and Nagpur divisions, became part of Bombay state. In 2000, the eastern portion of Madhya Pradesh split off to become the new state of Chhattisgarh. India is subdivided into twenty-eight states and seven union territories States and territories of India States: Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Pondicherry National Capital Territory of Delhi // History Pre-independence British India, which included all of modern-day India... Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Bombay state is a former state of India. ... Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, IPA: / /) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.