Maratha Empire & Regional Powers — Landmark Events

Landmark Events

Treaty of Purandar

1665

This treaty was a significant diplomatic and military setback for Shivaji Maharaj. Forced upon him by Jai Singh I, a Rajput general in Mughal service, it compelled Shivaji to cede…

Treaty of Salbai

1782

Concluded at the end of the First Anglo-Maratha War, this treaty was a landmark diplomatic achievement for the Marathas under Nana Fadnavis. It restored the status quo ante…

Treaty of Bassein

1802

This treaty, signed between the British East India Company and the Peshwa Baji Rao II, was a pivotal moment in the decline of Maratha independence. Following his defeat by Holkar,…