Treaty of Amritsar (1846)
The Treaty of Amritsar was signed on March 16, 1846 to settle a dispute over territory in Kashmir after the First Sikh War with the United Kingdom. The treaty was signed in the city of Amritsar. As part of the treaty land was given to Maharaja Gulab Singh Dogra. Gulab Singh was then able to rule over the lands to the west of the Ravi River including Chamba. Gulab Singh paid money to the British Government to get this land. The Treaty of Amritsar marked the beginning of Dogra rule in Kashmir, which was to end in 1948 after India got independence from Britishers.
Treaty Of Amritsar (1846) Media
- Historical Map of Greater Punjab during 1880.jpg
The Punjab region and the territory ceded to Raja Gulab Singh. The rivers marked are Indus, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas and Sutlej (from the north to south).
- Map of the Punjab and Protected Sikh States, including the British Provinces to the South, 1846 (cropped).jpg
1846 showing the territory of Gulab Singh, including Hazara & Punjab (Lahore Durbar)
- Military map of the Hazara region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent, surveyed by D. G. Robinson in 1848–49, original copied by Shekh Meea Jan in 1856 (F.5-17).jpg
Military map of the Hazara region, surveyed by D. G. Robinson in 1848–49
