Chronologically arrange the following treaties/conventions signed between the Marathas and the British (starting with the earliest) :
1. Treaty of Salbai
2. Treaty of Purandar
3. Convention of Wadgaon
4. Treaty of Surat
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
4-2-3-1
4-3-2-1
1-3-2-4
1-2-3-4
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– Treaty of Purandar (1776): Signed between Colonel Upton on behalf of the British Calcutta Council (who repudiated the Treaty of Surat) and the Maratha regency council.
– Convention of Wadgaon (1779): Signed after the British forces were defeated by the Marathas near Wadgaon. It was highly unfavourable to the British.
– Treaty of Salbai (1782): Concluded the First Anglo-Maratha War, mediated by Mahadaji Scindia. It restored peace and confirmed Maratha supremacy in the region while giving the British control over Salsette.