Treaty of Poona Between Bajirao II and East India Company 

On 1st June 1817, the Peshwa Baji Rao II and the British East India Company signed the Treaty of Poona. This treaty gave the northern part of the Narmada River and the Southern part of the Tungabhadra River to the Britishers. Moreover, Baji Rao was not supposed to maintain any claim against Gaikwad. Let us get to know more about the treaty of Poona and why the treaty took place.

Peshwa Baji Rao II

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the son of former Peshwa Raghunathrao and Anandibai. He was born in 1775 when his mother and father were imprisoned by the then Peshwa’s cabinet. It was after the suicidal death of the erstwhile Peshwa’s successor that he became the Peshwa. 

Event	Description
Name	Peshwa Baji Rao II
Reign	1795 – 1818
Installation as Peshwa	Installed as a puppet ruler by Maratha nobles
Treaty of Bassein (1802)	– Fled to Pune and signed with the British – Resulted in the second anglo-maratha War (1803-1805)
Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817)	– Joined against British – Dispute with Gaekwas nobles over revenue sharing – Surrendered after battle defeats – Agreed to retire in return for the estate at Bithoor and an annual pension.
Final Years	Died on 28 January 1851

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Third Anglo-Maratha War

The third Anglo-Maratha war began in 1817 and ended in 1818. This war ended with the success of the British East India Company. The group of Bhalse, Pasi, Maratha, Hindustani, and Pathans was known as Pindaris. This group of irregular horsemen continuously raided the areas where Britishers resided which led to the third Anglo-Maratha war. 

Bitishers intervened in the dispute related to the finances between the Peshwa and Baroda (Gaewads) in the mid-1810. This led to the treaty of Poona where the British swathed the territories of Peshwa and asked him to sign this treaty to claim Gaekwad’s revenues. It also marked the ending stage of the Maratha Confederacy. 

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