Treaty of Masulipatam | UPSC

Treaty of Masulipatam | UPSC

• Masulipatam was signed on 23 February 1768 AD.

• Under this treaty the Hyderabad state of India came under British control.

• The First Mysore War began in 1767, in which the East India Company tried to stop the expansionist policies of Hyder Ali, the ruler of Mysore.

• Although initially the Nizam of Hyderabad was with the British, it soon separated from the British.

• Later when the British accepted the Nizam as the ruler of Balaghat, he again joined them at Masulipatam (Machilipatnam).

• At the end of the war in 1769, the British recognized the sovereignty of Mysore over Hyderabad.

• This was a great example of how the British East India Company is playing tricks and diplomacy in India.

• Due to this deception, the Nizam was forced to support Hyder Ali against the British in 1779.

• Lord Cornwallis tried to back the words given by the company in 1788–1789.

• As a result, the Third Mysore War (1790–1792 AD) started.

• The subsequent war ended only after the British had strong control over both Mysore and Hyderabad.