Anglo-Maratha Wars

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military conflict series of wars

The Anglo-Maratha Wars were a series of late 18th- and early 19th-century conflicts in India that culminated in the defeat of the Maratha Empire and the establishment of British dominance over most of the subcontinent.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Anglo-Maratha conflicts	1
Anglo-Maratha diplomacy	1
Anglo-Maratha relations	1
British conquest of the Maratha Empire	1
Maratha Wars	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
belligerent	British East India Company ⓘ Hyderabad State ⓘ surface form: Hyderabad State (as British ally in later phases) Maratha Empire ⓘ surface form: Maratha Confederacy
cause	British East India Company expansionist policy ⓘ Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Bassein between the British and Peshwa Baji Rao II succession disputes within the Maratha Empire ⓘ
commandedBy	Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ surface form: Arthur Wellesley Daulat Rao Scindia ⓘ Lord Lake ⓘ Baji Rao II ⓘ surface form: Peshwa Baji Rao II Yashwantrao Holkar ⓘ
conflictBetween	British East India Company ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ
countryInvolved	Maratha Empire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
effect	annexation of Peshwa territory by the British ⓘ consolidation of British paramountcy in India ⓘ dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy as an independent power ⓘ reduction of Maratha rulers to princely state status ⓘ
endTime	1818 ⓘ
hasPart	First Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ Second Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ Third Anglo-Maratha War ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked the end of major indigenous resistance to British expansion in India before 1857 ⓘ
location	South Asia ⓘ surface form: Indian subcontinent
opponent	Bhonsle of Nagpur ⓘ Gaekwad of Baroda ⓘ Malhar Rao Holkar ⓘ surface form: Holkar of Indore Peshwa ⓘ surface form: Peshwa of the Maratha Empire Scindia of Gwalior ⓘ
partOf	British conquest of India ⓘ
result	defeat of the Maratha Empire ⓘ establishment of British dominance over most of India ⓘ expansion of British East India Company territory ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Assaye ⓘ Battle of Kirkee ⓘ Battle of Koregaon ⓘ Battle of Laswari ⓘ Battle of Mahidpur ⓘ Treaty of Bassein (1802) ⓘ Treaty of Poona (1817) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Pune (1817) Treaty of Salbai (1782) ⓘ surface form: Treaty of Salbai surrender of Peshwa Baji Rao II ⓘ
startTime	1775 ⓘ
timePeriod	early 19th century ⓘ late 18th century ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yashwantrao Holkar → conflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha conflicts

Madras Army → engagedIn → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maratha Wars

Treaty of Purandar (1776) → hasTopic → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha diplomacy

British East India Company → involvedInWar → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Second Anglo-Maratha War → partOf → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Third Anglo-Maratha War → partOf → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Battle of Koregaon → relatedTo → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: British conquest of the Maratha Empire

Treaty of Bassein (1802) → relatedTo → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Maratha Empire → significantEvent → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Treaty of Salbai (1782) → topic → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Treaty of Salbai

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha relations