Q34
History of IndiaBritish Rule: Administration, Economy & Society
Between whom and when was the Treaty of Bassein signed?
- a.Peshwa Baji Rao II and the English, 1802
- b.Tipu Sultan and the English. 1784
- c.Marathas and Ahmed Shah Abdali, 1761
- d.Ranjit Singh and the English, 1809
Answer: (A) Peshwa Baji Rao II and the English, 1802
The Treaty of Bassein was signed on December 31, 1802 between the British East India Company and Peshwa Baji Rao II of the Maratha Confederacy. The treaty made the Peshwa a subsidiary ally of the British — a turning point that directly led to the Second Anglo-Maratha War and eventually the British annexation of Peshwa territories in 1818.