Treaty of Amritsar (1846)

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The Treaty of Amritsar (1846) was an agreement between the British East India Company and Gulab Singh of Jammu that transferred control of Kashmir to him, effectively establishing the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir under Dogra rule.

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Treaty of Amritsar (1846) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
treaty
administeredByAfterTreaty princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir
beneficiary Gulab Singh NERFINISHED
category 1846 in India
History of Jammu and Kashmir
linked to: Kashmir conflict

Treaties of British India
colonialPower United Kingdom
concludedAfter First Anglo-Sikh War
countryAtTime British India
dateSigned 1846-03-16
geopoliticalContext Great Game in Central Asia
linked to: The Great Game
grantedTitle Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
linked to: Raja of Jammu
historicalPeriod British colonial rule in India
language English
Persian
legalNature cession treaty
sale and transfer agreement
legalStatusCreated princely state under British suzerainty
longTermConsequence basis for later disputes over Kashmir
foundation of modern territorial entity of Jammu and Kashmir
partyRepresentingBritish British East India Company
politicalEffect consolidation of Dogra dynasty rule
expansion of British influence in the Himalayas
reduction of Sikh Empire territory
precededBy Treaty of Lahore (1846)
region Punjab region
linked to: Punjab

Western Himalayas
linked to: western Himalayas
relatedDocument Treaty of Lahore (1846)
relatedToDynasty Dogra dynasty
relatedToRuler Maharaja Gulab Singh NERFINISHED
resultedIn beginning of Dogra rule in Kashmir
creation of princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
transfer of Kashmir to Gulab Singh
signatory British East India Company
Gulab Singh NERFINISHED
signatoryTitleOfGulabSingh Raja of Jammu
signedIn Amritsar
subjectOf historiography of Kashmir conflict
territoryTransferred Baltistan
linked to: Gilgit-Baltistan

Jammu
Kashmir Valley
Ladakh

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Treaty of Lahore (1846) followedBy Treaty of Amritsar (1846)
Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir establishedByTreaty Treaty of Amritsar (1846)