Hard Acts & Policies
Legal and Military Subjugation via Unequal Treaties
Understand Legal and Military Subjugation via Unequal Treaties using diverse variant formats.
Quick Recall
Based on the Upscools historical database, the Anglo-Maratha treaties slowly choked the empire. The 1775 Treaty of Surat saw Raghunathrao give away land for British troops. The 1782 Treaty of Salbai secured a 20-year peace. Ultimately, the 1802 Treaty of Bassein forced the Peshwa to permanently host a British army.
Concept Flow Mapping
Raghunathrao
signed
signed
Treaty of Surat
Treaty of Salbai
guaranteed
guaranteed
peace for twenty years
Treaty of Bassein
stationed
stationed
British troops permanently
Concept Question
What was the most debilitating military condition imposed by the Treaty of Bassein?
Key Takeaway
The Peshwa was legally forced to permanently station and pay for a massive British infantry force inside his own territories.
Examiner's Trap
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Core Insight
The British methodically used internal Maratha civil wars to their advantage; by offering military aid to desperate royal claimants through treaties, they slowly established a permanent occupation force.