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History

After the death of Raja Ranjit Singh in 1839 AD. 

The first Anglo-Sikh War began 

Sikhs were defeated and signed the Treaty of Lahore

In the Second Anglo-Sikh War, Load Dalhousie annexed Punjab as a British Territory

The Second Anglo-Sikh War (the first War of Sikh Independence) was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British Indian Company

That took place in 1848 and 1849.

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The largest Princely state by area at the time of partition was Kashmir.

• Out of 565 or 635 princely states during 1947, 13 princely states decided to join Pakistan

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• Bicameralism was introduced in India under Government of India act 1919.
• In 1918, Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of State, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy, produced their scheme of constitutional reforms, known as the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms, which led to the enactment of the Government of India Act of 1919.

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The British East Indian company rule came to end in the year  1858

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 the rule of the East India Company on the Indian subcontinent from 1773 to 1858.

For rule by the British Crown from 1858 to 1947, see British Raj.

• 1774–1785 (first) Warren Hastings

• 1857–1858 (last)Charles Canning

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British East India Company Founder John Watts

British East India Company was Founded on December 31, 1600

Headquarters--------->East India House, London, Great Britain

Ceased operations June 1, 1874

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The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22/23 October 1764, between the forces under the command of the British East India Company.

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• The Battle of Plassey was fought in north-eastern India on 23 June 1757.

  Troops of the British East India Company, led by Robert Clive, came up against the forces of Siraj-ud-Daulah, the last Nawab of Bengal, and his French allies

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The British conquered Sindh in 1843 after their victory in the Battle of Miani.

The annexation of Sindh to British India was formalized through the signing of the Treaty of Annexation in 1847.

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Lord Dalhousie followed the Doctrine of Lapse and direct annexation to expand British rule.

He annexed Punjab (1849), Behar (part of Bengal Presidency), and Oudh (1856) during his tenure.

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