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Baji Rao II | |
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 13th Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy | |
| In office 6 December 1796 – 3 June 1818 | |
| Monarchs | Shahu II of Satara, Pratap Singh, Raja of Satara |
| Preceded by | Madhavrao II |
| Succeeded by | (Nana Sahib succeeded as a titular Peshwa) |
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| Born | 10 January 1775 Dhar, Indore State, Maratha Confederacy (present-day Madhya Pradesh) |
| Died | 28 January 1851 (aged 76) Bithur, North-Western Provinces, Company India |
| Spouse | Saraswati Bai |
| Children | Nana Sahib (adopted) |
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Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Confederacy . He governed from 1795 to 1818. He was installed as a puppet ruler by the Maratha nobles, whose growing power prompted him to flee his capital Poona and sign the Treaty of Bassein (1802) with the British. This resulted in the Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805), in which the British emerged victorious and re-installed him as the titular Peshwa. In 1817, Baji Rao II joined the Third Anglo-Maratha War against the British, after they favoured the Gaekwad nobles in a revenue-sharing dispute. After suffering several battle defeats, the Peshwa surrendered to the British, and agreed to retire in return for an estate at Bithoor and an annual pension.