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When was the Punjab annexed to the British Empire? |
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Answer» was a province of British India. Most of the Punjab region was annexed by the East India Company in 1849, and was one of the last areas of the Indian subcontinent to fall under British control. In 1858, the Punjab, along with the rest of British India, came under the direct rule of the British crown. The province comprised FIVE administrative divisions, Delhi, Jullundur, Lahore, Multan and Rawalpindi and a number of princely states. In 1947, the partition of India led to the province being divided into East Punjab and West Punjab, in the NEWLY independent dominions of India and Pakistan respectively.On 21 February 1849, the East India Company decisively defeated the Sikh Empire at the BATTLE of GUJRAT bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Following the victory, the East India Company annexed the Punjab on 2 APRIL 1849 and incorporated it within British India. |
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