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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
With whom did Raja Ranjit Singh conclude the treaty of Lahore in 1806 which gave him the freedom to expand north of Sutlej?
A
Peshwa Bajirao II
B
Scindia of Gwalior
C
Holkar of Indore
D
East India Company
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lahore treaty was a peace treaty marking the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War. It was concluded between the East India Company and Maharaja Duleep Singh Bahadur.

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: -On 1 January 1806, Maharaja Ranjit Singh signed a treaty with the East India Company. The Company agreed that it would not even attempt to cross the Sutlej River into the Sikh territory. Maharaja Ranjit Singh agreed that his Sikh forces would not expand south of the Sutlej River.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raja Ranjit Singh signed the Continuous Friendship Pact, or the Treaty of Amritsar, with the British in 1809. With this friendship, the British created Punjab as a buffer state to protect themselves from North-West invasions. Q. <!

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