The Treaty of Mandsaur was signed in January 1818 between the British and the Holkars of Indore. Following their defeat at the Battle of Mahidpur, the Holkars were forced to cede significant territories, accept a British resident and give up their claims over the Rajput states. This treaty effectively marked the end of organized Maratha resistance in the final war. ANSWER: (A) Treaty of Mandsaur
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The Third Anglo-Maratha War concluded through a series of treaties that broke the power of the remaining Maratha sardars. While the Peshwa surrendered at Pune, the Holkars were the last major military threat until their defeat at Mahidpur. The Treaty of Mandsaur reduced the once-powerful Holkar state to a subsidiary princely state. Combined with the Treaties of Gwalior (Scindia) and Nagpur (Bhonsle), it ensured total British paramountcy over Central and Western India. These treaties collectively dismantled the Maratha Confederacy and established the East India Company as the undisputed master of the Indian subcontinent.