Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treaty of Amritsar (1809) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T697223 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Amritsar (1809) Context triple: [Sikh Empire, significantEvent, Treaty of Amritsar (1809)]
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A.
Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
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B.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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C.
Treaty of Seringapatam
The Treaty of Seringapatam was a 1792 agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War, forcing Tipu Sultan to cede large territories and pay a heavy indemnity to the British and their allies.
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D.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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E.
Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Treaty of Amritsar (1809) Target entity description: 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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A.
Treaty of Lahore (1846)
The Treaty of Lahore (1846) was the agreement that ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, marking the defeat of the Sikh Empire and ceding significant territory and power to the British East India Company.
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B.
Treaty of Salbai (1782)
The Treaty of Salbai (1782) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that ended the First Anglo-Maratha War and established a period of relative peace and political stability in late 18th-century India.
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C.
Treaty of Seringapatam
The Treaty of Seringapatam was a 1792 agreement that ended the Third Anglo-Mysore War, forcing Tipu Sultan to cede large territories and pay a heavy indemnity to the British and their allies.
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D.
Treaty of Bassein (1802)
The Treaty of Bassein (1802) was an agreement between the British East India Company and the Maratha leader Baji Rao II that effectively placed the Maratha state under British protection and marked a major step in the expansion of British power in India.
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E.
Treaty of Purandar (1776)
The Treaty of Purandar (1776) was an agreement between the Maratha Empire and the British East India Company that reshaped their political and territorial relations during the First Anglo-Maratha War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| signatoryParty |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Sikh Empire ⓘ |
| signedBetween |
British East India Company
ⓘ
Maharaja Ranjit Singh ⓘ |
| strengthenedPositionOf | British East India Company in northern India ⓘ |
| year | 1809 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Treaty of Amritsar (1809) Description of subject: 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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