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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Anglo-Maratha Wars canonical	22
Anglo-Maratha conflicts	2
Maratha Wars	2
Anglo-Maratha conflict	1
Anglo-Maratha diplomacy	1
Anglo-Maratha relations	1
British conquest of the Maratha Empire	1
Maratha–British diplomacy	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 (31)

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

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

Maratha Empire → significantEvent → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

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

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

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha diplomacy

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

subject surface form: Treaty of Salbai

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha relations

Yashwantrao Holkar → conflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha conflicts

Battle of Koregaon → relatedTo → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: British conquest of the Maratha Empire

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

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

Madras Army → engagedIn → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maratha Wars

British East India Company forces → engagedIn → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

British Raj (Company rule in India) → significantConflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Assaye → partOf → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

subject surface form: Second Anglo-Maratha War

Bhat family → associatedEvent → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Treaty of Poona (1817) → relatedTo → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Siege of Pune → relatedTo → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Scindia dynasty → conflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Battle of Laswari → isPartOf → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha conflicts

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

First Anglo-Maratha War → sphere → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maratha–British diplomacy

Holkar State of Indore → associatedWith → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

British conquest of India → hasPart → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Treaty of Deogaon → conflictContext → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Maratha–Holkar rule (18th–19th century) → conflictParticipation → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Peshwa faction → involvedIn → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Battle of Argaon → relatedConflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Capture of Asirgarh Fort → conflictType → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Anglo-Maratha conflict

Holkar faction of the Marathas → conflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon → conflictContext → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Armies of the British East India Company → participatedIn → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

Presidency armies of British India → conflict → Anglo-Maratha Wars ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maratha Wars