British Expansion In South India Flashcards
First Anglo Mysore War
1767-99
Clive
Second Anglo Mysore War
1780-84
Warren Hastings
3rd Anglo Mysore War
1790-92
Cornwallis
4th Anglo Mysore War
1799
Who formed a tripartite treaty against Hyder Ali?
- Nizam of Hyderabad
- Marathas
- English
Diwani Adalat deals with which kind of cases?
Civil cases
Faujdari Adalat dealt with which kind of cases?
Criminal cases
One can appeal against the decision of Diwani Adalat in which court?
Sadr Diwani Adalat
Appeal of Faujdari Adalat went to which court?
Sadr Nizamat Adalat
Which act established a supreme court in India? Where
Regulating Act of 1773
@Calcutta
A translation of the code of Hindu and Muslim laws in Sanskrit appeared under the title of ___________ was published in the year ______
Code of Gentoo Laws
1776
Which treaty formally ended the first Anglo Mysore war? When was it signed?
Treaty of Madras
April, 1769
Was the main provision of Treaty of Madras?
The English East India company and Hyder Ali mutually decided to help each other in case of an attack by third party.
What was the immediate cause of 2nd Anglo Mysore war?
English capture of Mahe
In which year English defeated Hyder Ali? Where? Who led the English force?
July, 1781
Porto Novo
General Eyre Coote
Haider Ali died of cancer. His son Tipu Sultan continued the war against British, supported by the French led by _________
Admiral Baillie de Suffren
Which treaty formally ended the 2nd Anglo Mysore war? When was it signed?
Treaty of Mangalore
March, 1784
The Permanent settlement was introduced by ____________ in the year __________
Cornwallis
1793
Cornwallis code was introduced in the year
1793
List any three features of Cornwallis code.
- Was based on the principle of separation of power
- Divested the collector of all his judicial power and left him with the duty of revenue administration only
3.Judicial Power were given to a new class of officer called the district judge
Lord Cornwallis became the governor-general in the year
1786
What was the immediate cause of 3rd Anglo Mysore war?
Tipu’s attack on Travancore in April 1790
Which treaty formally concluded the 3rd Anglo Mysore war? When was it signed?
Treaty of Seringapatnam
March,1792
Who is known as the father of the policy of non-intervention?
Sir John Shore
The subsidiary alliance system was introduced by
Lord Wellesley
Consider the following statements about subsidiary alliance:
1. A British resident was posted in the capital.
2. State had the sovereignty to decide on its foreign relations without the interference of Britishers.
3. The company assured Indian state complete protection against foreign as well as internal threat.
4. The English force was stationed just outside the territory of the Indian state and in return they will to be paid annual subsidy in cash or kind.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1 and 3 only
2. The Indian state had to surrender it’s foreign relations into the hands of company
4. The English force was stationed within the territory of the Indian state and in return they were paid an annual subsidy in cash only.
Arrange the following states in the correct chronological order of their secession under Subsidiary Alliance:
1. Awadh
2. Scindia
3. Peshwa
4. Holkar
5. Nizam of Hyderabad
6. Bhonsle of Berar
7. Tanjore
8. Mysore
- Nizam of Hyderabad - 1798
- Mysore- 1799
- Tanjore- 1799
- Awadh- 1801
- Peshwa- 1802
- Bhonsle Raja of Berar- 1803
- Scindia- 1804
- Holkar- 1818
Who planted the “Tree of Liberty”? Where?
Tipu Sultan
Seringapatnam
The English company won a decisive victory against Tipu Sultan at ____________ fought in the year _____
Battle of Seringapatnam
1799
Who was placed in the throne of Mysore, post-Tipu Sultan?
Krishnaraja of Wadiyar Dynasty
List the five major chief of the Maratha Empire.
- Peshwa of Poona
- Bhonsle of Nagpur
- Scindia of Gwalior
- Holkar of Indore
- Gaekwad of Baroda
Treaty of Surat was signed in the year ________ between ______ and _______
7th March, 1775
Raghubathrao and British Government at Bombay
What were the main provisions of Treaty of Surat?
- Salsette and Bassein were ceded to British along with a portion of revenue from Surat and Bharuch.
- In return English were to provide Raghunathrao with 2500 soldiers.
In accordance with the Treaty of Surat, a British army reached Surat led by
Colonel Keatings
Battle of Adas was fought between _________ and _______ on _________.
Marathas (led by Haripant Phadke) and English (led by Colonel Keatings) in 18 May 1774.
Treaty of purandar was signed between _________ and ________ on ________
Calcutta Council (British government at Calcutta) and Poona Darbar on 1st March, 1776
Which treaty annulled Treaty of Surat?
Treaty of Purandar
Who was sent as the representative of Calcutta council to Pune Darbar for recognition of treaty of purandar?
Colonel Upton
Battle of Talegaon was fought on
9th January, 1779
Who led the Maratha Army during the Battle of Talegaon?
Mahadji Scindia
Which treaty was commenced at the end of Battle of Talegaon? When?
Treaty of Wadgaon
1779
Hastings did not acknowledge the Treaty of Wadgaon and started despatching troops from Bengal to capture Maratha Territory. In this context, name the commanding officer who were sent to the following places for the above mentioned purpose.
1. Ahmedabad and Vasai
2. Gwalior
- Ahmedabad and Vasai (Bassein)- Captain Goddard
- Gwalior- Captain Popham
In which battle, the Scindias were defeated by the Britishers during 1st Anglo Maratha War? Who led the British force?
Battle of Sipri
General Camac
Which treaty formally ended the 1st Anglo Maratha War? When was it signed?
Treaty of Salbai
May, 1782
Who succeeded Madhav Rao II as the next Peshwa?
Baji Rao II, son of Raghunathrao
Which treaty of Subsidiary Alliance was signed between the English Company and Peshwa Baji Rao II? When?
Treaty of Bassein
December, 1803
Which treaty was the first attempt by English Company to break apart the Maratha Confederacy?
Treaty of Bassein
Which two Maratha chief formed an alliance against British government during the 2nd Anglo Maratha war?
- Daulat Rao Scindia
- Raghuji Bhonsle
Who led the English army in north India and Deccan respectively during the second Anglo Maratha war?
Deccan: Arthur Wellesley
North India: General Lake
Arthur Wellesley defeated the combined armies of Bhonsle and Scindias in which two battle in Deccan?
- Battle of Assaye (September, 1803)
- Battle of Argaon (November, 1805)
Battle of Delhi was fought between
Lord Lake and Daulat Rao Scindia
September, 1803
Battle of Laswari was a part of which major series of War? Who were the part of this war? When was it fought?
2nd Anglo Mysore War
Lord Lake vs. joint army of Scindia and Bhonsle
November, 1803
Outline the list of treatise signed between the Company and Scindias, Bhonsles and Holkars.
- Company and Bhonsle :: Treaty of Deogaon
- Company and Scindia :: Treaty of Surji-anjan Gaon
- Company and Holkar :: Treaty of Rajourghat
When was treaty of Deogaon signed? Who were the signatories?
17th December, 1803
Raghuji Bhonsle and the Company
When was treaty of Surji-Arjangaon signed? Who were the signatories?
30th December, 1803
Daulat Rao Scindia and the Company
Which treaty made Scindia enter into the Subsidiary Alliance? When was it signed?
Treaty of Burhanpur
Signed on- 27th February, 1804
Daulat Rao Scindia agreed to keep ‘A’ in his court as a British Resident post the conclusion of treaty of Surji-Arjangaon. Who is “A’?
Sir John Malcolm
Consider the following statement about Battle of Ding (Deeg)
1. It was a part of 3rd Anglo Maratha War.
2. It was fought on 20th December, 1805.
3. It was fought between Holkars and the EIC.
Select the correct statement.
Ans.: 3 only
1. It was a part of 2nd Anglo Mysore War
2. It was fought on 13th November, 1804.
Who was called to make peace with Holkar?
Sir John Barlow
Treaty of Rajpurghat was signed between the Company and ___________ on _________
Yashwant Rao Holkar
24th December, 1805
Which treaty stationed Subsidiary Alliance at Nagpur? Who signed it? When was it signed?
Treaty of Nagpur
Signed between Appa Sahib a.k.a Mudhoji II Bhonsle and EICo on 27th May, 1816
Which treaty formally accepted the dissolution of the Maratha Confederacy?
Treaty of Poona signed on 13th June, 1817
The Battle of Koregaon was fought on ________ as a part of ____ Anglo-Maratha War
1st January, 1818
3rd Anglo-Maratha War
Battle of Ashti was on ____________ as a part of _________
20th February, 1818
3rd Anglo Maratha War
Find the odd one out:
I. Battle of Assaye
II. Battle of Argaon
III. Battle of Laswari
IV. Battle of Sitabaldi
IV. Battle of Sitabaldi (part of 3rd Anglo Maratha War)
Others are part of 2nd Anglo Maratha War
Find the correctly matched pair regarding the battles fought in 2nd Anglo Maratha War:
1. Peshwa were defeated :: Sitabaldi Hills
2. Bhonsle were defeated :: Mehidpur
3. Holkar were defeated :: Khadki
All 3 are incorrect.
1. Peshwa were defeated :: Khadki
2. Bhonsle were defeated :: Sitabaldi Hills
3. Holkar were defeated :: Mehidpur
Which treaty made Holkar forceful sign Subsidiary Alliance?
Treaty of Mandsaur
6th January, 1818
