Which Maratha statesman signed the Treaty of Bassein on December 31, 1802?

A. Bajirao II

B. Vithuji Holkar

C. Daulat Rao Sindhia

D. Madhava Rao Narayan

This Question was previously asked in CDS 1 2021

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

OPTION A. Bajirao II

Treaty of Bassein, a pact between Baji Rao II, the Maratha Peshwa of Poona (now Pune) in India, and the British was signed on Dec. 31, 1802.

This was a decisive step in the breakup of the Maratha confederacy. The treaty led directly to the East India Company’s annexation of the Peshwa’s territories in western India in 1818.

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