Which treaty signed in 1809 between the British East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh fixed the Satlej river as the eastern boundary of the Lahore kingdom?

💡 Solution & Explanation

The Treaty of Amritsar signed in April 1809 between Charles Metcalfe representing the British East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh established the Sutlej river as the permanent boundary preventing Ranjit Singh from expanding south of the river while leaving him free to conquer Multan Kashmir and Peshawar. The Treaty of Lahore in 1846 was signed after the First Anglo-Sikh War. This diplomacy secured British dominance over the Cis-Sutlej states.