Question

When was the Punjab annexation with the British Rule?
1. 1829
2. 1839
3. 1859
4. 1849

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1849

The Correct Answer is 1849.

• At the Battle of Gujarat, the East India Company decisively defeated the Sikh Empire on 21 February 1849, putting the Second Anglo-Sikh War to an end.
• Following the victory, Punjab was annexed on 2 April 1849 by the East India Company and integrated into British India.
• In Punjab, Raja Ranjit Singh established an independent Sikh kingdom.
• But the political chaos and uncertainty that visited Lahore after his death in 1839 diluted the British appetite to extend into Punjab.
• There was a situation that was extremely susceptible to intervention from outside in the absence of any competent leadership.
• Two Anglo-Sikh wars that sealed the fate of the Sikh empire in Punjab were fought as a result. Although the Sikh military was very patriotic but less disciplined, it could not withstand