Question

The Lahore treaty was signed between ________.
A. Ranjit Singh and the British
B. Mulraj and the British
C. Duleep Singh and the British
D. Raja Lal Singh and the British

Answer 1

Hint: Treaty of Lahore was signed on 9th March 1846 between Sikhs and the British. Sikhs were made to give up the Jullundur Doab called the Jalandhar Doab. They were asked to pay 15 million as an assurance to the East India company.

Complete answer:
The treaty was assigned by the British and Maharaja Duleep Singh Bahadur. The main reason behind signing the treaty was that these two parties agreed to not shelter each other’s enemy. They also agree to not interfere with each other’s affairs and other problems.

Treaty of Lahore
The ruler of Punjab was Maharaja Duleep Singh. After the treaty was signed, he continued to remain its ruler. The Sikhs were asked to pay a very huge war indemnification to the British. They were asked to pay 15 million as an assurance to the East India company. As they could not afford to pay this huge sum of money, Kashmir, Hazarah were given to the British. All the beautiful forts, many territories, the rights were given to the East India Company as an assurance over war. The Sikhs were asked to limit their army as compared to before.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note:
First Anglo-Sikh War (1845 - 1846)
As Sikh forces passed by Sutlej, they took an offensive position in opposition to British. So many battles were fought between them but the victory of British at Sobraon was the reason for signing the Treaty of Lahore.