Question

what were the causes and consequences of Anglo mysore wars?

Answer 1

The three conflicts or wars fought between British East India Company and the Maratha confederacy or the Maratha Empire in India are referred to as the great Maratha Wars or the Anglo-Maratha Wars. After the battle of panipat. The wars started in 1700’s and ended in 1800’s, with the victory of the British and the destruction of the Maratha Empire.

The reason is pretty much simple EEIC wanted to take political control whereas Maratha wanted to resist the EEIC. While the Marathas won in the first battle, they lost against the British in the second and the third wars. Many treaties were signed between the Marathas and the British East India Company, which led to the control of India by the British. The treaties with Princely states made the British the owner of the vast properties and territories of India and India was indeed a jewel in the crown of the British Empire. The Maratha Empire completely ended after these wars. The British completely controlled India. In fact after the wars, India became a complete property of the British, in which the British mapped and defined India, entirely on their own terms and conditions, as per the Orientalist style.