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Ancient and Medieval History(HCS) Later Mughals and Advent of Europeans

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Which of the following statements are NOT correct regarding Second Anglo – Mysore War?

1. The battle was fought by combined armies of Mysore, Hyderabad and Marathas on one side and British on the other.

2. Hyder Ali died during the course of the war.

3. Mysore won the war and it ended with treaty of Mangalore.

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1&2 only

1&3 only

2 only

None of the above

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Explanation:

Second Anglo – Mysore War:
1) The second anglo mysore war was a prolonged war which took 4 years to conclude without victory of any side due to the treaty of Mangalore.
2) The war was a conflict between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company from 1780 to 1784. At the time, Mysore was a key French ally in India.

3) Hyder Ali committed himself to a French alliance to seek revenge against the British. The British had problems with mysore that they had an alliance with the French.
Causes of the war
1) The British had problems with mysore that they had an alliance with the French.
2) The Marathas invaded Hyder Ali and the British signed a treaty before saying that they would help Hyder, but they never cared to show up.
3) Between 1773 and 1779 Hyder Ali was expanding his kingdom
4) To counter the British threat, Nana Phadnavis, the Maratha chief minister at Pune formed an alliance with the Marathas, Mysore and Nizam of Hyderabad