Consider the following statements with reference to the Treaty of Amri...
The correct answer is option 'B' - 2 only.
The Treaty of Amritsar, also known as the Treaty of Perpetual Friendship, was signed between the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company in 1809. This treaty was not a result of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, as mentioned in statement 1, but rather a bilateral agreement between the Sikh Empire and the British.
The treaty aimed to establish friendly relations and regulate the boundaries between the Sikh Empire and British territories. It did not specifically address the defeat of the Sikhs in any war. Rather, it was a diplomatic agreement to maintain peace and cooperation between the two powers.
However, statement 2 is correct. The Treaty of Amritsar did forbid the Sikh army from crossing the Sutlej River. The Sutlej River marked the boundary between the Sikh Empire and British territories in northern India. The treaty recognized the British control over the territories east of the Sutlej River, while the Sikh Empire retained control over the territories to the west of the river.
The treaty also included provisions related to trade and commerce, including the establishment of a customs house at Ferozepur. It allowed for the free movement of goods and people across the border, which benefited both parties.
In conclusion, the correct statements regarding the Treaty of Amritsar are:
1. It was signed between Ranjit Singh and the British after the formers defeat in the Second Anglo-Sikh War. (Incorrect)
2. It forbade the Sikh army to cross the Sutlej and took the states east of the river Sutlej. (Correct)
Consider the following statements with reference to the Treaty of Amri...
Ranjit Singh signed a treaty of perpetual friendship (Treaty of Amritsar) on April 25, 1809, which forbade Ranjit Singh to cross the Sutlej and took the states east of the river Sutlej. It was signed much before the occurrence of the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49). Hence statement 1 is not correct. The Treaty of Amritsar was significant for its immediate as well as potential effects. It checked one of the most cherished ambitions of Ranjit Singh to extend his rule over the entire Sikh nation by accepting the river Sutlej as the boundary line for his dominions and the Companies. Now he directed his energies towards the west and captured Multan (1818), Kashmir (1819), and Peshawar (1834). Hence statement 2 is correct.
The relations of Raja Ranjit Singh with the Company, from 1809 to 1839, clearly indicate the former‘s weak position. Although he was conscious of his weak position, he took no step to organize a coalition of other Indian princes or maintain a balance of power. Ranjit Singh died in June 1839 and with his death, the process of the decline of his empire began. In June 1838, Ranjit Singh was compelled by political compulsions to sign the Tripartite Treaty with the English; however, he refused to give passage to the British army through his territories to attack Dost Mohammad, the Afghan Amir. The Second Anglo-Sikh War was a military conflict between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company that that took place in 1848 and 1849. It resulted in the fall of the Sikh Empire, and the annexation of the Punjab and what subsequently became the North-West Frontier Province, by the East India Company.