Agency (administrative division)
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Agencies are a type of administrative division
Administrative division
An administrative division, subnational entity, or country subdivision is a portion of a country or other political division, established for the purpose of government. Administrative divisions are each granted a certain degree of autonomy, and are required to manage themselves through their own...

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  • Agencies of British India
    Agencies of British India
    An agency was an administrative unit of India managing the relations of British India with the sub-continent's princely states.At one time, the list consisted of:* Alwar Agency *Baghelkhand Agency March 1871 / 1933...

    , which grouped the autonomous princely state
    Princely state
    A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...

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  • Agencies of Pakistan, the main subdivisions of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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