Treaty of Salbai

The Treaty of Salbai was signed on May 17, 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake territories in the Carnatic. The Marathas also guaranteed that the French would be prohibited from establishing settlements on their territories. In return, the British agreed to pension off their protégé, Raghunath Rao, and acknowledge Madhav Rao Narayan as peshwa of the Maratha Empire. The British also recognized the territorial claims of the Sindhia west of the Jumna River.

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in a period of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company until outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1802. [Olson and Shadle, p. 706.]

References

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*Olson, James Stuart and Shadle, Robert. "Historical Dictionary of the British Empire". Greenwood Press, 1996. ISBN 0313279179

External links

* [http://www.britannica.com/eb/topic-518999/Treaty-of-Salbai Encyclopedia Britannica - Treaty of Salbai]
* [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Bombay_Presidency 1911 Encyclopedia - Bombay Presidency]
* [http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Gwalior 1911 Encyclopedia - Gwalior]