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Treaty Of Amritsar (1846)

Presented By: Chandan, MYP 5

Description

Description

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. The treaty was signed on March 16, 1846. The treaty gave legal status to the arrangements in the Treaty of Lahore between the British East India Company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu after the First Anglo-Sikh War.

First Anglo-Sikh War

1st Anglo-Sikh War

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the East India Company in 1845 and 1846 in and around the Ferozepur district of Punjab. It resulted in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and cession of Jammu and Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.

History

TREATY

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Execution Of The Treaty

Execution of the Treaty

During the First Anglo-Sikh War, Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal helped the British Empire against the Sikhs. After the defeat of the Sikh Empire, The Treaty of Lahore was signed on March 9, 1846, and the Treaty of Amritsar was signed on March 16, 1846. As part of the Treaty of Lahore was signed between the 7-year-old Maharaja Duleep Singh and the British Empire, and Jammu was taken over by the British Empire on paper.

Control of Gulab Singh

Control of Gulab Singh

According to the Treaty of Amritsar, Maharaja Gulab Singh acquired all the hilly or mountainous country with its dependencies situated to the eastward of the River Indus and the westward of the River Ravi including Chamba and excluding Lahul. Territories were ceded to the British Government by the Lahore State according to the provisions of Article IV of the Treaty of Lahore.

Article III of Treaty

Article III of Treaty

Maharaja Gulab Singh Jamwal (Dogra) was to pay 75 lakhs (7.5 Million) of Nanak Shahi rupees, the ruling currency of the Sikh Empire to the British Government, along with other annual tributes. The Treaty of Amritsar marked the beginning of Dogra rule in Kashmir.

It Benefited....

It Benefited...

The treaty benefited or was in favor of Britishers as the treaty states that: Maharajah Gulab Singh has to pay the British Government the sum of 75 lakhs of rupees (Nanukshahee). The limits of territories of Maharajah Gulab Singh shall not be at any time changed without the concurrence of the British Government. Maharajah Gulab Singh will refer to the arbitration of the British Government. Maharajah Gulab Singh engages to respect in regard to the territory transferred to him. So overall, Maharaja Gulab Singh had limited powers to control his territory, he couldn’t make big decisions without the permission of the British government, ultimately the supremacy was the British Government.

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