Treaty of Poona (1817)
E279535
The Treaty of Poona (1817) was an agreement imposed by the British East India Company on the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire after military defeat, significantly curtailing Maratha sovereignty and expanding British control in western India.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Poona (1817) canonical | 3 |
| Treaty of Gwalior (1817) | 1 |
| Treaty of Pune (1817) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2585094 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Poona (1817) Context triple: [Battle of Khadki, relatedTo, Treaty of Poona (1817)]
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A.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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B.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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C.
Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Treaty of Madras
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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E.
Treaty of Mangalore
The Treaty of Mangalore was a 1784 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that restored conquered territories and marked one of the last major Indian victories over the Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Poona (1817) Target entity description: The Treaty of Poona (1817) was an agreement imposed by the British East India Company on the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire after military defeat, significantly curtailing Maratha sovereignty and expanding British control in western India.
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A.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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B.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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C.
Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
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D.
Treaty of Madras
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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E.
Treaty of Mangalore
The Treaty of Mangalore was a 1784 peace agreement between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company that restored conquered territories and marked one of the last major Indian victories over the Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| aim |
to formalize British dominance over the Peshwa
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to secure British strategic interests in western India ⓘ |
| counterpartyTitle |
Peshwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa of the Maratha Empire
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1817 ⓘ |
| effect |
curtailment of Maratha sovereignty
ⓘ
expansion of British control in western India ⓘ reduction of Peshwa’s political authority ⓘ strengthening of British paramountcy over Maratha territories ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British expansion in western India ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ |
| imposedBy | British East India Company ⓘ |
| imposedOn |
Maratha Empire
ⓘ
Baji Rao II ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa Baji Rao II
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Pune ⓘ
surface form:
Poona
Pune ⓘ |
| party |
Government of Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
surface form:
Company government in Bombay
|
| politicalNature | unequal treaty ⓘ |
| powerBalance | favored British East India Company ⓘ |
| regionAffected |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan
western India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
ⓘ
British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| resultOf |
British military pressure in western India
ⓘ
military defeat of the Peshwa ⓘ |
| signatory |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maratha Empire ⓘ Baji Rao II ⓘ
surface form:
Peshwa Baji Rao II
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Treaty of Poona (1817) Description of subject: The Treaty of Poona (1817) was an agreement imposed by the British East India Company on the Peshwa of the Maratha Empire after military defeat, significantly curtailing Maratha sovereignty and expanding British control in western India.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Pune (1817)
this entity surface form:
Treaty of Gwalior (1817)