Q. Consider the following historical events:
- First Anglo-Mysore War
- First Anglo-Sikh War
- Third Anglo-Maratha War
Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the above events?
Answer:
1 3 2
Notes:
- First Anglo-Mysore War (1767-69) was between Mysore (under Haider Ali) and the British.
- Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-05) involved the British East India Company imposing a subsidiary alliance on Maratha rulers (Scindia, Bhonsle, Holkar).
- First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46) was between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company.
- Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18) was fought to establish British supremacy, ending the Maratha Empire.