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Anglo-Sikh Treaty of 1806

1806 · 19th century

The Anglo-Sikh Treaty of 1806 was an agreement between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company. Under it the Sikh ruler agreed not to support the Maratha chief Jaswant Rao Holkar, who had fled into the Punjab, and the British undertook not to interfere in Sikh territory. It was an early diplomatic step in the foundation of the Sikh Empire.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Anglo-Sikh Treaty of 1806. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/anglo-sikh-treaty-of-1806
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