In which year did Peshwa Baji Rao II cede a greater portion of the Sagar district to the British?

In which year did Peshwa Baji Rao II cede a greater portion of the Sagar district to the British? Correct Answer 1818

The correct answer is 1818.

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• Peshwa Baji Rao II ceded a greater portion of the Sagar district to the British in 1818.
• The town of Sagar was founded in 1660.
  • Udan Shah, a descendant of Nihal Shah, built a small fort on the site of the present one in 1660 founded a village close to it called Parkota.
  • The present fort and a settlement under its walls was founded by Govind Rao Pandit, an officer of the Peshwa.
  • It came under the Peshwa’s possession in 1735.
  • In 1818, the greater part of the district was ceded by the Peshwa Baji Rao II to the British Government.

Source:- https://sagar.nic.in/en/history/#:~:text=In%201818%20A.D.%2C%20the%20greater,times%20between%201818%20and%201860.

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• First Anglo-Maratha War (1775 – 1782)
  • Reasons
    • Madhavrao I succeeded Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao who died in 1761.
    • After the death of Madhavrao I, his brother Narayanrao became the Peshwa but his uncle Raghunathrao wanted to become the Peshwa.
    • So, Raghunath Rao signed the Treaty of Surat in 1775 to get the British help by ceding Salsette and Bassein
    • He attacked the Peshwa and won.
    • A new Treaty of Purandhar was signed in 1776 between the British and Nana Phadnavis, a Maratha minister.
    • Raghunathrao was given a pension only and Salsette was retained by the British.
    • Nana Phadnavis violated this treaty in 1777 by giving some territories to the French.
    • This led to a battle at Wadgaon in which the Marathas won.
    • The Treaty of Wadgaon was signed in 1779 and then the Treaty of Salbai was signed in 1782 which put an end to the First Anglo-Maratha War.
  • Results
    • The British retained Salsette and Broach.
    • The Marathas agreed to not give any territory to the French.
    • All territories taken by the British after the Treaty of Purandhar were given back to the Marathas.
    • Madhavrao II (son of Narayanrao) was accepted as the Peshwa.
• Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803 – 1805)
  • Reasons
    • The Maratha Confederacy consisted:
      • The Peshwas at Pune.
      • The Gaekwads at Baroda.
      • The Holkars at Indore.
      • The Scindias at Gwalior.
      • The Bhonsles at Nagpur.
    • There were internal quarrels among them.
    • The Holkars defeated the Peshwas and the Scindias in the Battle of Poona in 1802.
    • Baji Rao II signed the Treaty of Bassein with the British in 1802 ceding territories to get their help.
    • The non-acceptance of this treaty by The Scindias and the Bhonsles led to the Second Anglo-Maratha War.
    • It was joined by the Holkars later.
  • Results
    • The Marathas were defeated.
    • Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon (1803)- The Scindias ceded Rohtak, Ganga-Yamuna Doab, Gurgaon, Delhi Agra region, Broach, parts of Bundelkhand and Ahmadnagar fort.
    • Treaty of Deogaon (1803)- The Bhonsle's ceded Cuttack, Balasore and the area west of Wardha River.
    • Treaty of Rajghat (1805)- The Holkars ceded Tonk, Bundi and Rampura.
• Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 – 1818)
  • Reasons
    • The Marathas wanted their territories back.
    • A united front was formed by Peshwa Bajirao II, Malharrao Holkar and Mudhoji II Bhonsle.
    • Daulat Rao Shinde did not join the war.
  • Results
    • The British won easily.
    • Treaty of Gwalior was signed (1817)- Shinde gave up Rajasthan to the British (Though he did not participate in the war).
    • Treaty of Mandasor (1818)- An infant was throned as the Holkar chief under the British.
    • The Peshwa surrendered in 1818