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Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy . He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed as a puppet ruler by the Maratha nobles, whose growing power prompted him to flee his capital Poona and sign the Treaty of Bassein (1802) with the British.
Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao II, the 13th and final Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, was born on January 10th, 1775, and passed away on January 28th, 1851. He ruled from 1795 to 1818.
Baji Rao I (1700 - 1740) Baji Rao I, commonly known as Bajirao Ballal, was the seventh Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, born as Visaji on 18 August 1700 and died on 28 April 1740. During his twenty year reign as Peshwa, he conquered the Mughals and their vassal Nizam-ul-Mulk in wars such as the Battle of Delhi and the Battle of Bhopal.
…for power over the peshwa, Baj Rao II. On Holkar’s success in 1802, Baji Rao fled to Bassein and applied for British aid. Such an opportunity at the center of Maratha power was not to be missed; there was also the justification that Dawlat Rao Sindhia, in the north, had… Read More
Apr 20, 2020 · The Peshwa Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) presided over an empire in decline. Many consider the Treaty of Bassain (Vasai) of 1802 to be a significant step towards the decline, in which the East India Company (EIC) curtailed the power and influence of the Peshwa to a large extent.
Treaty of Bassein, (Dec. 31, 1802), pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha peshwa of Poona (now Pune) in India, and the British. It was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha confederacy. The pact led directly to the East India Company’s annexation of the peshwa’s territories in western India.
The second war (1803–05) was caused by the peshwa Baji Rao II’s defeat by the Holkars (one of the leading Maratha clans) and his acceptance of British protection by the Treaty of Bassein in December 1802.
Rao Pandit Pandam or Baji Rao II was the Maratha Ruler who lived between 1775 and 1851 AD. He governed the great Maratha Empire between the years 1796 and 1818 and had his fair share of confrontations with the British during this period.
Mar 27, 2024 · Explore Baji Rao II's reign, his ascension, internal challenges, battles like Anglo-Maratha Wars, and consequencial Treaty of Bassein.
Description: The book is a historical account of Baji Rao II’s political life from the years 1796-1818. It highlights incidents from Peshwa’s life such as the Treaty of Bassein signed between him and the East India Company, Holkar’s Poona invasion, and his relation with Gaekwars.
