Annexation of Punjab with special reference to the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Sikh wars

Annexation of Punjab with special reference to the causes and consequences of the Anglo-Sikh Wars Join Our Telegram Channel Sikh Wars, (1845–46; 1848–49), two campaigns fought between the Sikhs and the British. They resulted in the conquest and annexation by the British of the Punjab in northwestern India. The first war was precipitated by mutual … Read more

Anglo-Sikh Wars

Anglo-Sikh War Join Our Telegram Channel Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839 after a reign of nearly forty years, leaving seven sons by different wives, none of whom was a worthy successor to the ‘Lion of the Panjab’. Two main factions, the Hindu Dogra brothers and the Sikh aristocracy, fought for control. Kharrak Singh was … Read more