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In which year did the Britishers took over the Sikh kingdom of Punjab?

  1. 1849

  2. 1835

  3. 1866

  4. 1823
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The British annexed the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab in 1849 after the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), formally ending the Sikh Empire's sovereignty. This followed the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846) which had already reduced Sikh territory. The final defeat of the Sikh army at the Battle of Gujrat on February 21, 1849, led to the complete incorporation of Punjab into British India, completing British control over the Indian subcontinent.

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