The Anglo Burmese and Sikh War

Konbaung Dynasty1752-1885

The Konbaung Dynasty was the last dynasty that ruled Burma .The dynasty created the second largest empire in Burmese history, and Continued the administrative reforms begun by the Toungoo dynasty, It layed the foundations of modern state of Burma.

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Anglo Burmese WarsFirst Anglo Burmese War 1824-1836Second Anglo Burmese War1852-1853Third Anglo Burmese War1885-1886

First Anglo Burmese War 5 March 1824 – 24 February 1826 It was the first of three wars fought

between the British and Konbaung Dynasty in the 19th century.

Aim: Control of northeastern India Ended in a decisive British victory,

giving the British total control of Assam, Manipur, Cachar and Jaintia as well as Arakan and Tenasserim.

The Burmese were also forced to pay an indemnity of one million pounds sterling, and sign a commercial treaty

First Anglo Burmese War

Rangoon, on the 8th of July 1824

Dost Mohammad Khan Dost Mohammad Khan was the Emir of

Afghanistan between 1826 and 1863 He was the grandson of Hajji Jamal

Khan who founded the Barakzai dynasty

British supported Mohammad’s enemy Shah Shuja to take over Barakzai dynasty

Dost Mohammad Khan

Sikh Empire1799-1849

The Sikh Empire was an imperial power from the Indian Subcontinent

The fall of the Mughal Empire provided opportunities for the Sikh army, known as the Dal Khalsa

It was forged, on the foundations of the Khalsa, under the leadership of Maharaja Ranjit Singh

At its peak, in the 19th century, the empire extended from the Khyber Pass in the west, to Kashmir in the north, to Sindh in the south, and Tibet in the east.

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Nawab Kapur Singh1733-1735

Dalip Singh1843-1849

Ranjit Singh1801-1839

Anglo Sikh WarFirst Anglo Sikh War

1845-1846Second Anglo Sikh War

1848-1849

First Anglo-Sikh War

The First Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company .

The cause of the war was border dispute

The Britishers’ win resulting in partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom.

First Anglo Sikh War

Maharaja Gulab Singh 1792–1857Maharaja Gulab Singh was the founder of the

princely state of Jammu and Kashmir After the defeat of the Sikhs in the First

Anglo-Sikh War, Gulab Singh, who served as Prime Minister of the Sikhs “suddenly confused the Governor-General by asking what he was to get for all he had done to bring about a speedy peace, and to render the army an easy prey”.

As a result, the British transferred all the lands in Kashmir that were ceded to them by the Sikhs by the Treaty of Lahore to Gulab Singh

Maharaja Gulab Singh Dogra

Jind Kaur1817 -1863

Rani Jindan was the wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh,

The mother of the last Sikh Emperor, Maharajah Duleep Singh.

In 1845 she became Regent of Punjab for Duleep Singh

She was renowned for her great beauty and personal charm along with her 'characteristic strength of a man' qualities which the British came to dislike.

Jind Kaur

The Marquess of Dalhousie 1812-1860Elected into the British

Parliament at the young age of 25.

Dalhousie was appointed the Governor-General of India in 1847.

Introduced “Doctorine of Lapse”policy

Lord Dalhousie

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