Treaty of Madras

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The Treaty of Madras was a 1769 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Mysore War and restored the pre-war status quo in southern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
peace treaty
category 18th-century treaties
Treaties involving India
Treaties of the British East India Company
causeOf temporary peace between Mysore and the British East India Company
continent Asia
countryAtTime British India
dateOfEffect 1769
endedConflict First Anglo-Mysore War
followedBy Second Anglo-Mysore War
geopoliticalRegion South India
surface form: southern India
historicalEra 18th century
involvedPolity British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
Madras Presidency
language English
Persian
laterPerceivedAs imperfectly honored by the British East India Company
locationNowIn Chennai
Tamil Nadu
obligated British East India Company forces
surface form: British East India Company to assist Mysore if attacked

Kingdom of Mysore
surface form: Kingdom of Mysore to assist the Company if attacked
party Company officials at Madras
Hyder Ali
precededBy First Anglo-Mysore War
providedFor defensive alliance between Mysore and the British East India Company
exchange of prisoners of war
mutual assistance clause in case of attack
mutual restitution of conquered territories
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
relatedTo Anglo-Mysore Wars
restored status quo ante bellum in southern India
resultOf First Anglo-Mysore War military stalemate
shortDescription 1769 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company ending the First Anglo-Mysore War
signedBetween British East India Company
Kingdom of Mysore
signedIn 1769
signedOn 4 April 1769
significance first formal treaty between Mysore under Hyder Ali and the British East India Company
temporarily checked British expansion in southern India
tookPlaceIn British India
Madras, India
surface form: Madras

Madras Presidency

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First Anglo-Mysore War concludedBy Treaty of Madras
Anglo-Mysore Wars significantEvent Treaty of Madras