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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Amritsar (1846) canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
treaty ⓘ |
| administeredByAfterTreaty |
Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
surface form:
princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
|
| beneficiary | Gulab Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1846 in India
ⓘ
Kashmir conflict ⓘ
surface form:
History of Jammu and Kashmir
Treaties of the British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
Treaties of British India
|
| colonialPower | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| concludedAfter | First Anglo-Sikh War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | British India ⓘ |
| dateSigned | 1846-03-16 ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
The Great Game
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Game in Central Asia
|
| grantedTitle |
Raja of Jammu
ⓘ
surface form:
Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir
|
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
western Himalayas ⓘ
surface form:
Western Himalayas
|
| relatedDocument | Treaty of Lahore (1846) ⓘ |
| relatedToDynasty |
Dogra dynasty of Jammu and Kashmir
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Gilgit-Baltistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltistan
Jammu ⓘ Kashmir Valley ⓘ Ladakh ⓘ |
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