South-West Frontier Agency
| South-West Frontier Agency | |||||||||||||
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| Agency of British India | |||||||||||||
| 1833–1854 | |||||||||||||
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The South-West Frontier Agency on the eastern side of the Bengal Presidency at its peak in 1853 (in green), with the rest of British India in grey. | |||||||||||||
| Capital | Kishanpur | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| Agent to the Governor-General | |||||||||||||
• 1833-1839 | T. Wilkinson | ||||||||||||
• 1839-1839 | Mr. John Davidson | ||||||||||||
• 1839-1849 | Msyor J. R. Ouseley | ||||||||||||
• 1849-1849 | J. Hannyngton | ||||||||||||
• 1849-1859 | Mr. J. H. Crawford | ||||||||||||
• 1853-1854 | Mr. W. J Allen | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 1833 | ||||||||||||
• Bifurcation | 1854 | ||||||||||||
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The South-West Frontier Agency was an administrative unit established by the British government in 1833 following the receipt of a detailed report from special commissioners. The agency was later renamed the Chota Nagpur Division in 1854.