Question

the main reason for the second Anglo maratho war was​

Answer 1

Answer:

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

Answer 2

Answer:

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Baji Rao II sought British protection and signed the Treaty of Bassein with them. As per this treaty, he ceded territory to the British and agreed to the maintenance of British troops there. The Scindias and the Bhonsles did not accept this treaty and this caused the second Anglo-Maratha war in central India in 1803.