Question

Which treaty was signed between the Sikhs and the British after the end of First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46)?

1. Treaty of Amritsar
2. Treaty of Kapoorthala
3. Treaty of Lahore
4. Treaty of Raighat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Treaty of Lahore

The correct answer is Treaty of Lahore.

• The Treaty of Lahore of 9 March 1846, was a peace treaty marking the end of the First Anglo-Sikh War.

• After the British reached the city of Lahore the treaty was signed.
• The Sikhs (who had been defeated) were forced to sign the treaty with the British.
• As part of the treaty, the Sikhs agreed to handover Kashmir and Hazara and Jalandhar Doab to the British.
• The Treaty was concluded, for the British, by the Governor-General Sir Henry Hardinge and two officers of the East India Company and, for the Sikhs, by the seven-year-old Maharaja Duleep Singh Bahadur and seven members of the Lahore Durbar acting on his behalf.
• The terms of the Treaty were punitive.