GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Punjab was conquered by the British under the command of Lord Dalhousie in 1849. The province was annexed to the British Raj and became a part of British India. The Sikh Kingdom was dissolved and the Sikh people were subjugated. The British rule in Punjab lasted until 1947 when India gained independence from Britain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Treaty of Amritsar, (April 25, 1809), pact concluded between Charles T. Metcalfe, representing the British East India Company, and Ranjit Singh, head of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Punjab and the North-West Frontier were both annexed by the British Empire on 29 March 1849. The British government became the guardian of the young Maharaja, who eventually went into exile in Britain in 1854. He made two brief visits to India.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.