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The annexation of Punjab: Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab had managed to preserve his territories in Punjab. But he signed the Treaty of Amritsar with the British in 1809 According to this, Maharaja Ranjit Singh could not expand his territory beyond the Sutlej River. After his death, there was political instability and the British now wanted to, annex fertile province of Punjab In 1846, the Sikhs were defeated and the British captured Lahore. The Treaty of Lahore was signed according to which all the territories lying south of the Sutlej were given to the British. The Sikhs also paid huge war indemnity and Rani Jindan Kaur was made the ruler of the state The Second Angle Sikh war began as the Sikhs wanted to avenge their defeat in the first war. The Sikhs were defeated by the British and Punjab was annexed in 1849.
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