alleryAfter which war did the Company annex the Punjab in 1849?
ASecond Anglo-Sikh War
BFirst Anglo-Sikh War
CAnglo-Nepalese War
DSecond Anglo-Maratha War
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Second Anglo-Sikh War
1. The Company annexed the Punjab after the Second Anglo-Sikh War in 1849.
2. The First Anglo-Sikh War in 1846 ended with the Treaty of Amritsar and Kashmir going to Gulab Singh.
3. So the Second Anglo-Sikh War is correct.
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