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Q: Which of the following Anglo-Maratha wars resulted in merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay Presidency?
  • A. Third
  • B. First
  • C. Fourth
  • D. Second
Correct Answer: Option A - The Anglo-Maratha war that resulted in merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay was the Third Anglo-Maratha war (1817-1818). It was the final and decisive conflict between the British east India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The Third Anglo-Maratha war marked the end of Maratha resistance and the beginning of British colonial rule over much of India. • First Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1775-1782 • Second Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1803-1806
A. The Anglo-Maratha war that resulted in merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay was the Third Anglo-Maratha war (1817-1818). It was the final and decisive conflict between the British east India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The Third Anglo-Maratha war marked the end of Maratha resistance and the beginning of British colonial rule over much of India. • First Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1775-1782 • Second Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1803-1806

Explanations:

The Anglo-Maratha war that resulted in merging the Peshwas territories with the Bombay was the Third Anglo-Maratha war (1817-1818). It was the final and decisive conflict between the British east India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The Third Anglo-Maratha war marked the end of Maratha resistance and the beginning of British colonial rule over much of India. • First Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1775-1782 • Second Anglo - Maratha war ––– 1803-1806