INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation.

Detailed explanation-2: -The EIC’s intention of this treaty was to gain Singh’s support if the French invaded India and Singh’s intention was to further consolidate his territorial gains south of the Sutlej River after establishing the river as their respective border.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Treaty of Amritsar, executed by the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu after the First Anglo-Sikh War, established the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under the suzerainty of the British Indian Empire.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Bentinck (1828-1835): He was the Governor-General of India when the Indus Navigation Treaty of 1831 was signed with Maharaja Ranjith Singh. It opened up Sutlej River for navigation. He also concluded the same agreement with Amirs of Sindh.

Detailed explanation-5: -The British would control the Malwa regions. Ranjit Singh’s empire’s boundary would be Satluj. The British would take over Amritsar and Lahore.