The Establishment of Company Power 4

The Anglo Maratha wars were fought between the years

• 1645-1654

• 1717-1775

• 1801-1818

• 1775-1818

The Marathas had become one of the most powerful forces in India under the leadership of

• Tipu Sultan

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh

• Chhattraspati Shivaji

• Mir Jafar

What was a direct consequence of the Anglo Maratha wars?

• Treaty of Allahabad was signed

• Abolition of the post of peshwa

• Paved the way for the British rule in India

• Annexation of Nagpur

The Maratha rulers who ruled from Baroda

• Gaekwads

• Bhonsles

• Holkars

• Scindias

The Third battle of Panipat (1761) was fought between

• British East India company and Sirajuddaulah

• Mughals under Babur and Ibrahim Lodi

• Hemchandra Vikramaditya (Sur Empire) and the Mughals under Akbar

• Afghan invader Ahmad Shah Abdali and the Marathas under Sadashivrao Bhau Peshwa of Pune

The Sikhs established a powerful empire in the 18th century under the leadership of ____________.

• Maharaja Ranjit Singh

• Maharaja Duleep Singh

• Maharaja Vikram Dev III

• Maharaja Bhagvat Singh

The first Anglo-Sikh war (1845-1846) resulted in the annexation of land between the rivers.

• Sutlej and Chenab

• Ravi and Beas

• Jhelum and Sutlej

• Beas and Sutlej