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First Anglo-Sikh War

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British Empire from 1845 to 1846 around the Firozpur district of Punjab. It resulted in the defeat and partial subjugation of the Sikh Empire and cession of Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.

First Anglo-Sikh War
First Anglo-Sikh War · Henry Martens (aktiv: 1825-1865), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
11 Dec 1845 – 9 Mar 1846
Where
Punjab
Era
Modern

Topics

Pakistan520 BCE – todayBritish India1700 – 1947

Before and after

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