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The historic Anglo-Sikkimese Treaty of 1861, which curtailed the Chogyal's absolute powers and allowed British officials to reside in Sikkim, was necessitated by which major conflict or dispute?
A. The kidnapping and detention of British doctors Archibald Campbell and Joseph Hooker by Sikkim authorities✓ Correct Answer
B. The refusal of the Chogyal to pay land revenue to the Mughal emperor
C. A naval blockade imposed by Sikkim on British shipping in the Teesta river
D. The alliance between Sikkim and the Russian Empire against British India
💡 Solution & Explanation
In 1849, Dr. Archibald Campbell and botanist Joseph Hooker were unlawfully detained during their travels in Sikkim by the court diwan, prompting a British military expedition and the subsequent imposition of the harsh Treaty of 1861. Navigable shipping on the Teesta was impossible due to rapids, and Russian alliances played no part in this Himalayan dispute. The treaty severely undermined the sovereign autonomy of the Chogyal.
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