Q. In the year _____, the Maratha Empire ceased to exist with the surrender of the Marathas to the British, ending the Third Anglo- Maratha War:
Answer: 1818
Notes: The Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818) was the final and decisive conflict between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. The Peshwa surrendered in 1818. He was dethroned and pensioned off to a small estate in Bithur (near Kanpur). All the Maratha powers surrendered to the British.