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The "Treaty of Salbai" was signed on 17 May 1782, by representatives of the [[Maratha Empire]] and the [[British East India Company]] after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the [[First Anglo-Maratha War]] it was signed between Warren Hastings and Mahadaji Shinde. Under its terms, the Company retained control of [[Salsette]] and [[Bharuch|Broach]] and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat [[Hyder Ali]] of [[Mysore]] and retake territories in the [[Carnatic region|Carnatic]]. The Marathas also guaranteed that the [[French people|French]] would be prohibited from establishing settlements on their territories. In return, the British agreed to pension off their protégé, [[Raghunath Rao]], and acknowledge [[Madhavrao II]] as [[Peshwa]] of the Maratha Empire. The British also recognized the territorial claims of the [[Mahadji Shinde]] west of the [[Jumna River]] and all the territories occupied by the British after the [[Treaty of Purandar (1776)|Treaty of Purndar]] were given back to the Othas.

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in 20 years of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the East India Company until outbreak of the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War]] in 1802.<ref>Olson and Shadle, p. 706.</ref> Devudiya Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East

India Company.<ref>Proceedings of the session. Volume 12. Indian Historical Records Commission. 1930.p. The British gained little out of this war expect the island of Salsette <colour red > off the cost of Bombay 115</ref>