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What war did Richard Wellesley initiate in India?

  • First Anglo-Maratha War

  • Second Anglo-Maratha War

  • Third Anglo-Maratha War

  • Fourth Anglo-Maratha War

Answer

Richard Wellesley initiated the Second Anglo-Maratha War during his tenure as Governor-General of India. This war was a part of the larger conflict between the British Empire and the Maratha Empire in India.
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