Correct option is B
(b) 1849 A.D.
Sol. Punjab was annexed by the British Empire in 1849 after the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849). Following the defeat of the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Duleep Singh, Lord Dalhousie, the Governor-General of India, officially declared Punjab as a part of British India. The annexation marked the end of Sikh sovereignty and the beginning of direct British rule in Punjab.
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- The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-46) weakened the Sikh Empire.
- The Treaty of Lahore (1846) placed Punjab under British influence.
- The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) resulted in a final defeat for the Sikhs.
- Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last ruler, was forcibly taken to England.
- The famous Kohinoor diamond was taken by the British as a war trophy.
- Punjab became a key British military stronghold due to its strategic location.
- Sir John Lawrence became the first Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab under British rule.
- 1856 A.D.: This year marks the British annexation of Awadh, not Punjab.
- 1848 A.D.: The Second Anglo-Sikh War began but did not conclude in this year.
- 1846 A.D.: The Treaty of Lahore was signed after the First Anglo-Sikh War, but Punjab was not fully annexed yet.
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