Explain the Third Angle
the Third Anglo Marathe war ?
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The Treaty of Gwalior was signed in 1817 between Shinde and the British, even though he had not been involved in the war. As per this treaty, Shinde gave up Rajasthan to the British. The Rajas of Rajputana remained in The Princely States till 1947 after accepting British sovereignty.
The Treaty of Mandasor was signed between the British and the Holkar chief in 1818. An infant was placed on the throne under British guardianship.
The Peshwa surrendered in 1818. He was dethroned and pensioned off to a small estate in Bithur (near Kanpur). Most parts of his territory became part of the Bombay Presidency.
His adopted son, Nana Saheb became one of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 at Kanpur.
The territories annexed from the Pindaris became the Central Provinces under British India.
This war led to the end of the Maratha Empire. All the Maratha powers surrendered to the British.
An obscure descendent of Chhatrapati Shivaji was placed as the ceremonial head of the Maratha Confederacy at Satara.
This was the last major war fought and won by the British. With this, the British controlled most parts of India directly or indirectly.