Tag: the anglo-maratha wars

The Anglo-Maratha war was fought between the Maratha Army and the English East India Company. The Surat Treaty was the direct provocation for the first war between Maratha Army and the British East India Company. The consequences of this war was Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of Maratha Emperior. He signed the Subsidiary Treaty in Bassien in 1802. Which is also known as Treaty of Bassien which was signed between British East India Company and Peshwa baji Rao II.

The Treaty of Salbai was signed on May 17, 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and Broach and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake territories in the Carnatic. 

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in a period of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company until the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1802. David Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East India Company.

The Treaty of Surat was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona.The first Anglo-Maratha war fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India was the result of this treaty. The combined Maratha forces fought with the forces of the British and Raghunath Rao at Wadgaon. The British were badly defeated in this war which ended with Treaty of Saibai.

The Battle of Pavan Khind was fought between Chhatraprati Shivaji and the Mugals. This Battle was fought in the mid of 1660. After Maratha’s easy victory in the first two battles, this time Mughals were fully prepared. Mughals formed an alliance with Adilshah to address the rising power of Shivaji.

The Battle of Kolhapur was fought between the army of Chhatrapati Shivaji and the Bijapur's Abyssinian general Rustam Jamam. The Battle was fought on 28 December 1659 on the land of Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Nana Saheb was the adopted son of last Peshwan baji Rao II. As the adopted son of the exiled Maratha Peshwa Baji Roa II, he entitled to a pension from English East India Company. Nana Sahib was born as Dhondu Pant, was an Indian Maratha aristocrat and fighter, who led the rebellion in Kanpur during the 1857 uprising.

The Battle of Pratapgad was fought between the force of  Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the Adil Shah general Afzal Khan. The Marathas defeated the Adil Shah force. The battle was fought on 10 November 1659, at the fort of Pratapgad, Maharashtra.