Which power exercised paramountcy (i.e., control over foreign policy and defense) over the feudatory states of Punjab?

The correct answer is c) The British Raj.

The Mughal Empire was a Muslim empire that ruled over much of the Indian subcontinent from the 16th to the 18th centuries. The Sikh Empire was a Sikh empire that ruled over the Punjab region of India from the 18th to the 19th centuries. Independent India is a country that gained independence from British rule in 1947.

The British Raj was the period of British rule in India from 1858 to 1947. During this time, the British government exercised paramountcy over the feudatory states of Punjab. This meant that the British government had control over the foreign policy

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