The Treaty of Bassein was signed between the British East India Company and Peshwa Baji Rao II in 1802. It gave the British control over Maratha foreign policy and stationed British troops in Maratha territory.

The First Anglo-Maratha War was fought between the Maratha Confederacy and the British East India Company from 1775 to 1782. It ended with the Treaty of Salbai, which gave the British control over the port of Surat and the island of Salsette.

Nana Sahib was the Maratha leader who defeated the British at the Battle of Koregaon in 1818. The battle was part of the Third Anglo-Maratha War, which ended with the defeat of the Marathas and the annexation of their territory by the British.

Lord Dalhousie introduced the Doctrine of Lapse, which allowed the British to annex Indian states whose rulers died without a male heir. This policy led to the annexation of several Maratha states, including Satara and Jhansi.

Rani Lakshmibai was the Maratha queen who ruled the state of Jhansi during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She led her troops against the British and was killed in battle in 1858.

Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha Confederacy, was known as the 'Lion of Maharashtra' for his bravery and military prowess.

Pune was the capital city of the Maratha Confederacy.

Shivaji defeated the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb at the Battle of Panipat in 1660.

Raghoji I Bhonsle, the Maratha general, led the Maratha army to victory at the Battle of Plassey in 1757.

Shivaji signed the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1665.

Sadashivrao Bhau, the Maratha general, led the Maratha army to victory at the Battle of Udgir in 1760.

Peshwa Madhavrao II signed the Treaty of Surat with the British East India Company in 1775.

Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington, led the British army to victory at the Battle of Assaye in 1803.

Peshwa Baji Rao II signed the Treaty of Gwalior with the British East India Company in 1805.

Baji Rao II, the Maratha general, led the Maratha army to victory at the Battle of Kirkee in 1817.