 Towards the end of 1822, it became necessary to employ a detachment of the British troops at Barkhera.As also reported in the official records of the Central Malwa Agency-Indore, in 1826, British made an agreement with Holkar, the states of Dhar and Dewas, as well as others in Malwa securing the British the exclusive right to purchase opium grown in Malwa.However, this did not work and in 1829, the monopoly was abandoned.