Question

The Second Anglo-Mysore War ended with the _____________.
a. Defeat of English
b. Treaty of Mangalore
c. The victory of the English
d. The victory of Tipu Sultan

Answer 1

Hint:
The incident was seen by many as the beginning of the British East India Company's end. It promoted peace between both parties involved in the war.


Complete step by step solution:
A conflict that took place on the Indian Subcontinent from 1780 to 1784 was the Second Anglo-Mysore War. The war ended without either side getting a definite victory. Before the war broke out, the Treaty of Mangalore restored the situation to the state. The war concerned the Mysore Kingdom and the East India Company of Britain. The Kingdom of Mysore, in the south of India, was a big kingdom and was a French ally. The East India Company was on the English side of it. The ruler of Mysore, Hyder Ali, pledged himself to a French alliance, seeking vengeance against the British. Since it had an alliance with the French, the British had issues with Mysore.

The war remained indecisive and, on 28 June 1784, peace was eventually concluded with Tipu. By signing the peace treaty in 1784, the war ended. The treaty was called the Mangalore Treaty since the treaty was signed in Mangalore. On 11 March 1784, the Treaty of Mangalore was concluded between the Tipu Sultan and the British East India Company. In Mangalore, it was signed and brought the Second Anglo-Mysore War to an end.

The great advantage of Tipu's treat, which allowed him to claim victory, was the psychological effect on the British of the real treaty. In order to sign the treaty, the Commissioner for the British East India Company in Madras had to go to Mangalore, Tipu's latest reconquest, on the opposite coast of India.


Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Note:
As a consequence of the Treaty of Mangalore, the company's stock prices dived and the British East India Company started to collapse. As its trade represented a sixth of the British national income, this was of great concern to the British government.