Which of the following was not true of the Treaty of Madras, 1769?
- AIt was forced by Haidar after a victorious campaign against the combined forces of the Madras Council and the Nizam of Hyderabad.
- BIt entailed a defensive alliance between Mysore and the Company.
- CThe Company was exempted from compulsion of defensive alliance if Mysore went to war with Hyderabad.
- DNone of the above
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The Treaty of Madras (1769) concluded the First Anglo-Mysore War. It was dictated by Hyder Ali at the gates of Madras. It featured a mutual defensive alliance clause where both parties agreed to help each other in case of an attack by a third power (such as the Marathas). There was no clause exempting the Company from assisting Mysore if Hyderabad was involved; rather, the British failed to honor this defensive pact later when the Marathas attacked Mysore in 1771.