Match the following:

Treaty of Surat                     - 1665
Treaty of Salbai                    - 1775
Treaty of Purandhar             - 1782

Correct option is B

The correct answer is: (B) 1–b, 2–c, 3–a

• Treaty of Surat (1775): Signed between Raghunath Rao (Maratha leader) and the British East India Company during the First Anglo-Maratha War.

• Treaty of Salbai (1782): Ended the First Anglo-Maratha War. Signed between the Marathas and the British, it restored the pre-war status quo.

• Treaty of Purandhar (1665): Signed between Shivaji and Jai Singh I, a Mughal general, during the time of Aurangzeb.

• Treaty of Surat was the cause of the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782).

• Treaty of Salbai ensured peace between the Marathas and British for about 20 years.

• Treaty of Purandhar (1665) was imposed on Shivaji by the Mughals after a failed expedition.

• Treaty of Salbai confirmed Madhavrao II as the Peshwa of the Marathas.

• Shivaji had to surrender 23 forts under the 1665 Purandhar Treaty.

• The Treaty of Purandhar was followed by Shivaji's controversial visit to Agra in 1666.