The Treaty of

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was signed on 1 June 1817 between the

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and the

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(ruler) of

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Baji Rao II Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed as a puppet ruler by the Maratha nobles, whose growing power prompted ...

. The treaty resulted in the British gaining control of the territory north of the Narmada River and south of the Tungabhadra River. Baji Rao also had to give up any claim to

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. Finally, "he was not to communicate, in any manner, with any other power in India." Bundelkhand - Encyclopædia Britannica

References

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