Mention the causes of the defeat of the Marathas:

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Mention the causes of the defeat of the Marathas:

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There were several reasons for the defect of the Marathas in the Anglo Martha wars - The main reasons were:

  1. Lack of capable leadership.
  2. Military weakness of the Marathas.
  3. The major drawback of the Maratha power was mutual bitterness and lack of co-operation amongst themselves.
  4. The Marathas hardly left any positive impact on the conquered territories.
  5. The Marathas did not have cordial relations with other princes and Nawabs of India.
  6. The Marathas failed to estimate correctly the political and diplomatic strength of the British.