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Explain Anglo – Maratha rivalry​

Answer 1

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The main cause of the second Maratha war due to the defeat of the peshwa Baji Rao II by the Holkars, one of the prominent Maratha clans, as a result of which he accepted British protection by signing the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802. As a result, the second Anglo-Maratha war broke out in Central India in 1803.

Answer 2

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The Anglo–Maratha War were three wars fought in the Indian sub-continent between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company over territory. They were: First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782). Third Anglo-Maratha War (also known as the Pindari War) (1817–1819)

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