2/9/2020 Important Treaties of India

Important Treaties in the History of India

Name of the Treaty Year Importance

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Treaty of Asurar Ali 1639 The treaty established the boundary between the Mughal empire and the Ahom kingdom ending the
Mughal's efforts to conquer Ahom.
Treaty of Purandar 1665 Signed between Rajput ruler and commander of Mughal Empire Jai Singh I, and Maratha Chhatrapati
Shivaji Maharaj. Shivaji was forced to sign the agreement after Jai Singh besieged Purandar fort.
Treaty of Alinagar 1757 Signed between Siraj-ud-dwala and Robert Clive allowing the British to fortify Calcutta and also allow
British goods to pass through Bengal without duties.
Treaty of Allahabad 1765 Signed between Robert Clive and Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II allowing the British Diwani Rights or the
right to collect taxes on behalf of the Emperor from the eastern province of Bengal-Bihar-Orissa.
Treaty of Madras 1769 The Treaty of Madras was signed between the British and Hyder Ali of Mysore to bring to an end the first
Mysore War. Under the treaty, both the parties agreed to return the areas won by each and to support
each other in case of a third party invasion.
Treaty of Purandar 1776 Signed between the British and the Marathas bringing the first phase of the First Anglo-Maratha War to x
an end.
Treaty of Wadgaon 1779 Signed between the British and the Marathas bringing the second phase of the First Anglo-Maratha War
to an end.
Treaty of Salbai 1782 Signed between the British and the Marathas bringing the First Anglo-Maratha War to an end.
Treaty of 1792 Signed between the British (Lord Cornwallis), the Marathas, Hyderabad and Tipu Sultan. This ended the
Seringapatam Third Anglo-Mysore War allowing the Marathas, the Nizam of Hyderabad and the British to annex almost
half of Tipu Sultan's territories.
Treaty of Lahore 1846 Signed between Governor General Henry Hardinge for the British and members of Lahore darbar
representing the young Maharaja Duleep Singh Bahadur. The treaty marked the end of the First Anglo-
Sikh War.
Treaty of Amritsar 1846 The Treaty of Amritsar followed the Treaty of Lahore. By this treaty the British East India Company sold
Kashmir to Maharaja Gulab Singh, whose dynasty ruled till 1947, when Maharaja Hari Singh acceded
Kashmir to India.

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