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Q. Which of the following signed the humiliating Treaty of Bassein with the British?
Answer: Baji Rao II
Notes: Baji Rao II, last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, signed the Treaty of Bassein in 1802, allowing British troops in Maratha territory. This initiated British paramountcy and led to the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803-1805), weakening the Maratha Confederacy and accelerating its decline.

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