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The Cutch Agency was one of the agencies of British India. The appointed Political Agent looked after only one territory, that of the princely state of Cutch, which had a surface of 19,725 km², not including the Rann of Kutch. The agency's headquarters were at Bhuj,〔 where the Political Agent used to reside. He reported to the Political Department office at Bombay, Bombay Presidency.〔Sessional Papers - Volume 31, Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons published by H.M. Stationery Office, 1900 - Page 464〕 ==History== The agency was formed in 1819 when Cutch State became a British protectorate. Captain James MacMurdo was appointed first Political Agent, as Collector and Resident of Cutch. He worked from his office at Anjar while the capital of Cutch State was located away at Bhuj. The progressive prosperity of Cutch was devastated by the famine of 1899-1900, which was felt everywhere with extreme severity; between 1891 and 1901 the population of the state of Cutch decreased from 558,415 inhabitants in 1891 to 488,022 in 1901, owing to the famine.〔''The Imperial Gazetteer of India, British India Office.〕 On 10 October 1924 the Cutch Agency was abolished and merged into the Western India States Agency, which had four subdivisions.〔The India Office and Burma Office List by Harrison and sons, Limited, 1922- Page 393〕〔The Indian Year Book, Volume 11 by Bennett, Coleman & Company, 1924,pp:151-152〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cutch Agency」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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