Question

describe the Anglo Maratha wars in the shortest and simplest way. no need to mention points about each of the three Maratha wars. just write in summary in one paragraph about what happened in the three wars.. plzz help.

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Answer 1

 first war (1775–82) began with British support for Raghunath Rao’s bid for the office of peshwa (chief minister) of the confederacy. The British were defeated at Wadgaon(see Wadgaon, Convention of) in January 1779, but they continued to fight the Marathas until the conclusion of the Treaty of Salbai(May 1782); the sole British gain was the island of Salsette adjacent to Bombay (now Mumbai).

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The second war (1803–05) was caused by the peshwa Baji Rao II’s defeat by the Holkars (one of the leading Maratha clans) and his acceptance of British protection by the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802. The Sindhia and the Bhonslefamilies contested the agreement, but they were defeated, respectively, at Laswari and Delhi by Lord Lake and at Assaye and Argaon by Sir Arthur Wellesley (later the Duke of Wellington). The Holkar clan then joined in, and the Marathas were left with a free hand in the regions of central India and Rajasthan.

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The third war (1817–18) was the result of an invasion of Maratha territory in the course of operations against Pindari robber bands by the British governor-general, Lord Hastings. The peshwa’s forces, followed by those of the Bhonsle and Holkar, rose against the British (November 1817), but the Sindhia remained neutral. Defeat was swift, followed by the pensioning of the peshwa and the annexation of his territories, thus completing the supremacy of the British in India.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

Four identical sized rods of different materials are sealed at the bottom of a vessel as shown in the figure. The same amount of wax is placed at the end of each of the rods. When the vessel is filled with boiling water, wax from which rod will melt the fastest