INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Peshwaship was abolished by the British at the time of Peshwa Baji Rao II (1795 – 1818). This abolition was done after the defeat of the Maratha power after the Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817 – 18).

Detailed explanation-2: -Result of the War With Sindhia in November 1817, the treaty of Gwalior happened. The Peshwas surrendered in June 1818 to the British. Then happened the retain of the Baji Rao at Bithur in Kanpur. Finally, the abolishment of the Peshwaship happened, and the Maratha confederacy came to an end.

Detailed explanation-3: -The British abolished the post of the Peshwa. Baji Rao II was granted a pension.

Detailed explanation-4: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Lord Rawdon Hastings.

Detailed explanation-5: -Shrimant Peshwa Baji Rao II (10 January 1775 – 28 January 1851) was the 13th and the last Peshwa of the Maratha Empire. He governed from 1795 to 1818.