Q. Pindari War (1817-1818) is also known as ________?
Answer: Third Anglo-Maratha War
Notes: The Pindari War (1817-1818) is also known as the Third Anglo-Maratha War. The war was fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire over territory in the Indian subcontinent. The war was caused by conflict between the British and the Pindaris, a group of Muslim mercenaries and Marathas from central India. The British East India Company, under the governorship of Lord Hastings, assembled the largest military force they had ever assembled in India to fight the Pindaris. The war ended with the Treaty of Salbai, which was mediated between the British and Maratha in the presence of Lord Hastings.
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