Battles & Campaigns · 1817
Treaty of Poona (1817)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
What happened
The Peshwa Baji Rao II and the British East India Company agreed the treaty. The Peshwa ruled the Maratha state from Pune. He also promised not to deal with any other Indian power.
Why it matters
Why it matters: It cut the Peshwa off from the other Maratha rulers. It greatly expanded British control in central and southern India.
What came next
Months later the Third Anglo-Maratha War began, and the British took Pune. Peshwa rule ended in 1818.
Timeline
- 1730Shaniwar Wada palace is completed in Pune.
- 13 June 1817The Treaty of Poona is signed.
- 5 November 1817Battle of Khadki; the British seize Pune.
- 1818Peshwa rule ends.