Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon

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The Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon was a 1803 agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire that significantly expanded British control in central India during the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral treaty
historical event
peace treaty
aimedTo neutralize Scindia as a threat to British power
secure British strategic interests in central India
category Treaties involving the Maratha Empire
Treaties of the British East India Company
conflictContext Anglo-Maratha Wars
countryAtTime British India
enforcedBy British East India Company
followed Battle of Argaon
Battle of Assaye
Battle of Laswari
historicalRegionAffected Central India
northern India
surface form: North India
imposedOn Daulat Rao Scindia
language English
Persian
location Anjangaon Surji
surface form: Anjangaon

present-day Maharashtra, India
partOf Anglo-Maratha treaties
British expansion in India
party British East India Company
Daulat Rao Scindia
Maratha Empire
relatedTo Treaty of Bassein (1802)
Treaty of Deogaon
resultedIn British control over parts of Bundelkhand
British control over parts of Gujarat
British control over parts of Rajasthan
British control over territories between the Yamuna and Ganga rivers
cession of territories by Scindia to the British
expansion of British control in central India
limitation of Scindia’s political influence
recognition of British dominance by Scindia
reduction of Scindia’s military power
resultOf British victories in the Second Anglo-Maratha War
signedBetween British East India Company
Maratha Empire
signedBy Daulat Rao Scindia
representatives of the British East India Company
signedDuring Second Anglo-Maratha War
signedInYear 1803
signedOn 1803-12-30
significance contributed to the decline of Maratha power
marked a major step in the establishment of British paramountcy in India
weakened the Maratha Confederacy

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Second Anglo-Maratha War treaty Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon
Treaty of Deogaon followedBy Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon