Punjab Annexation | MCQs

Explanation

British defeated the Sikh Empire in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849).

This led to the annexation of Punjab into British India in 1849.

Explanation

Explanation

The East India Company annexed Punjab on 2 April 1849, following the defeat of the Sikh Empire in the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

Punjab became a part of British India, ending Sikh rule under Maharaja Duleep Singh.

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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.