Industrial Age · South Asia · War

1845

Anglo-Sikh War Begins

1845

After Ranjit Singh's death, his Sikh Empire collapsed into court intrigue and the Khalsa army crossed the Sutlej looking for a fight. Four hard-fought battles over three months ended in Sikh defeat at Sobraon and the cession of Kashmir, which the British promptly sold to a Hindu raja. The Punjab was tottering.

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Before and after in South Asia

Before: February 17, 1843: Britain Annexes Sindh
After: March 29, 1849: Britain Annexes Punjab

Before and after in War

Before: June 27, 1843: Maori Wairau Incident
After: May 13, 1846: Mexican-American War Declared

Era

Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.