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First Anglo-Sikh War
  • 1845 to 1846
  • Modern era

First Anglo-Sikh War

1845–1846 conflict between the British and Sikh empires

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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 & Kashmir as a separate princely state under British suzerainty.

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