Treaty of Amritsar (1809)

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bilateral treaty historical treaty treaty between state and company

The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) was an agreement between the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company that defined their respective spheres of influence in northern India, effectively recognizing Sikh control over much of Punjab while limiting expansion south of the Sutlej River.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral treaty ⓘ historical treaty ⓘ treaty between state and company ⓘ
appliesToTerritory	Punjab ⓘ Jalandhar Doab ⓘ surface form: Sutlej River region
boundaryDefined	Sutlej River ⓘ
category	1809 in India ⓘ Treaties involving the Sikh Empire ⓘ Treaties of the British East India Company ⓘ
century	19th century ⓘ
country	India ⓘ surface form: India (historical region)
dateSigned	1809 ⓘ
effect	establishment of the Sutlej River as a boundary of Sikh expansion ⓘ formalization of British protection over Cis-Sutlej states ⓘ recognition of Sikh control over much of Punjab ⓘ stabilization of relations between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company ⓘ
followedBy	further consolidation of Sikh rule in Punjab ⓘ
historicalContext	British expansion in India ⓘ consolidation of the Sikh Empire under Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ
historicalRegion	northern India ⓘ surface form: North India
language	Persian (commonly used in official documents in North India at the time) ⓘ
locationSigned	Amritsar ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainPurpose	to define spheres of influence between the Sikh Empire and the British East India Company ⓘ to limit Sikh expansion south of the Sutlej River ⓘ to secure British influence south of the Sutlej River ⓘ
namedAfter	Amritsar ⓘ
negotiatedBy	representatives of Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ representatives of the British East India Company ⓘ
party	British East India Company ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	British intervention in Cis-Sutlej states ⓘ
recognizedAuthorityOf	Maharaja Ranjit Singh in territories north of the Sutlej River ⓘ
regionAffected	Cis-Sutlej states ⓘ
relatedTo	Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ surface form: Anglo-Sikh relations British colonial expansion in India ⓘ history of Punjab ⓘ
restrictedExpansionOf	Sikh Empire south of the Sutlej River ⓘ
signatory	British East India Company ⓘ Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ
signatoryParty	British East India Company ⓘ Sikh Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
signedBetween	British East India Company ⓘ Maharaja Ranjit Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ
strengthenedPositionOf	British East India Company in northern India ⓘ
year	1809 ⓘ

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