Question

What were the consequences of Third Anglo-Maratha War?

• A. The British abolished the post of the Peshwa.
• B. Baji Rao II was granted a pension.
• C. Pratap Simha was made the ruler of Satara.
• D. Baji Rao was granted a pension.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

The correct options are
A The British abolished the post of the Peshwa.
C Pratap Simha was made the ruler of Satara.

After the defeat of the Marathas in the Third Anglo-Maratha War, the British abolished the Peshwa post. They granted a pension to Baji Rao II and installed Pratapa Simha, the descendant of Shivaji, as the ruler of Satara.