India Exam Junction
2. How Raj Gulab Singh got State of Kashmir under a 1846 Treaty after 1st Anglo-Sikh War?
It was purchased from British
It was won from British
Sikh Empire was allowed to rule it
Maharaja Ranjit Singh gave it to Raja Gulab Singh
Correct Answer :
It was purchased from British
Solution
After the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846), the Treaty of Amritsar (1846) was signed between the British and Raja Gulab Singh. According to this treaty, Raja Gulab Singh was granted the state of Jammu and Kashmir in exchange for a payment of 7.5 million Nanakshahi rupees to the British. This marked the establishment of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under Raja Gulab Singh's rule.