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Pulakeshin-II or Pulikeshi-II or Immadi Pulikeshi was the Chalukya emperor who ruled from 610 CE to 642 CE.

He was the greatest ruler in the illustrious Chalukya dynasty and one of the greatest ever kings in Indian history.Pulakeshin-II meeting with the envoys from Persia.

Vatapi (modern-day Badami) served as the capital city for the Chalukya dynasty during their early period of dominance in the Deccan.

Statement I is correct as Pulakeshin I established the dynasty. Statement II is incorrect because Harshavardhana was defeated by Pulakeshin II, not the other way around, and the dates are inaccurate. Statement III is incorrect as Vikramaditya I reigned later in the 7th century.

The early revolt in Maharashtra, often associated with the 1857 uprising or earlier tribal revolts like the Bhil uprisings, did not break out in 1910. The year 1910 is historically inaccurate for the onset of such early revolts.

The Anglo-Maratha war was fought between the Maratha Army and the English East India Company. The Surat Treaty was the direct provocation for the first war between Maratha Army and the British East India Company. The consequences of this war was Bombay became the capital of Bombay presidency.

Peshwa Baji Rao II was the last Peshwa of Maratha Emperior. He signed the Subsidiary Treaty in Bassien in 1802. Which is also known as Treaty of Bassien which was signed between British East India Company and Peshwa baji Rao II.

The Treaty of Salbai was signed on May 17, 1782, by representatives of the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company after long negotiations to settle the outcome of the First Anglo-Maratha War. Under its terms, the Company retained control of Salsette and Broach and acquired guarantees that the Marathas would defeat Hyder Ali of Mysore and retake territories in the Carnatic. 

The Treaty of Salbai resulted in a period of relative peace between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company until the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Maratha War in 1802. David Anderson concluded the Treaty of Salbai on behalf of the East India Company.

The Treaty of Surat was a treaty by which Raghunathrao, one of the claimants to the throne of the Peshwa, agreed to cede Salsette and Bassein Fort to the English, in consideration of being himself restored to Poona.The first Anglo-Maratha war fought between the British East India Company and Maratha Empire in India was the result of this treaty. The combined Maratha forces fought with the forces of the British and Raghunath Rao at Wadgaon. The British were badly defeated in this war which ended with Treaty of Saibai.

Following the death of Nana Phadnavis in 1800, the Maratha confederacy faced a power vacuum. The two prominent chiefs who vied for control over the Peshwa were Daulat Rao Scindhia and Yashwant Rao Holkar.

The Battle of Pavan Khind was fought between Chhatraprati Shivaji and the Mugals. This Battle was fought in the mid of 1660. After Maratha’s easy victory in the first two battles, this time Mughals were fully prepared. Mughals formed an alliance with Adilshah to address the rising power of Shivaji.