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On Todayโs Day in #Sikh #History
on 9th of March 1846
#Treaty was Signed Between
The #BritishGovernment and
The State of Lahore(#SikhEmpire) 1846
On Todayโs Day in #Sikh #History
on 9th of March 1846
#Treaty was Signed Between
The #BritishGovernment and
The State of Lahore(#SikhEmpire) 1846
The ending of the first #AngloSikhWar resulted in the Treaty of #Lahore
(9th March 1846), #Sikhs were made to surrender the valuable region (the Jullundur Doab) between the Beas River and Sutlej River.
(9th March 1846), #Sikhs were made to surrender the valuable region (the Jullundur Doab) between the Beas River and Sutlej River.
The #LahoreDurbar was also required to pay an indemnity of 15 million rupees. Because it could not readily raise this sum, it ceded Kashmir,Hazarah & all the forts,territories,rights & interests in the hill countries situated btwn the Rivers Beas &Indus to the
#EastIndiaCompany.
#EastIndiaCompany.
The population of #SikhEmpire during the time ofย Ranjit Singhโs rule was estimated to be around 12 million people.
There were
8.4 millionย Muslims,
2.88 millionย Hindusย and 722,000ย Sikhs.
#Islam (70%)
#Hinduism (24%)
#Sikhism (6%)
Total Area in 1839 was
520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi)
There were
8.4 millionย Muslims,
2.88 millionย Hindusย and 722,000ย Sikhs.
#Islam (70%)
#Hinduism (24%)
#Sikhism (6%)
Total Area in 1839 was
520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi)
Spoken #languages in #SikhKingdom #SikhEmpire
Punjabi (dynastic)Punjabi dialects (Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari-Pothwari),Kangri,Dogri,
Pashto,Kashmiri,Gojri
KundalShahi,Balti,Shina,Wakhi,
Burushaski,Khowar,Domaki,Ladakhi,Purgi,Bhadarwahi,Shina,Bateri,
Kohistani,Kalash
Punjabi (dynastic)Punjabi dialects (Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari-Pothwari),Kangri,Dogri,
Pashto,Kashmiri,Gojri
KundalShahi,Balti,Shina,Wakhi,
Burushaski,Khowar,Domaki,Ladakhi,Purgi,Bhadarwahi,Shina,Bateri,
Kohistani,Kalash
1.
The 3rd #thread in the series on the history of Firearms & Gunpowder Use in Indian subcontinent.
This thread covers the period, in which Indian powers underwent modernisation & military reforms.
#Gunpowder #History #Hindutva #MilitaryHistory
The 3rd #thread in the series on the history of Firearms & Gunpowder Use in Indian subcontinent.
This thread covers the period, in which Indian powers underwent modernisation & military reforms.
#Gunpowder #History #Hindutva #MilitaryHistory
2.
Maratha & Mysore armies started modernising in the 1760s & 70s. British accounts state, that Marathas had rocket technology before Mysore's Tipu Sultan.
Maratha rockets 'annoyed' the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775), whereas British faced Mysore rockets in 1792.
Maratha & Mysore armies started modernising in the 1760s & 70s. British accounts state, that Marathas had rocket technology before Mysore's Tipu Sultan.
Maratha rockets 'annoyed' the British in the First Anglo-Maratha War (1775), whereas British faced Mysore rockets in 1792.
3.
Modern manufacturing processes, training and logistics required a substantial financial cost.
In the 1780s, Mahadji Scindia consolidated his hold over north India. He hired Benoit de Boigne, a Frenchman, to reorganize his finances and training.
#MahadjiScindia
Modern manufacturing processes, training and logistics required a substantial financial cost.
In the 1780s, Mahadji Scindia consolidated his hold over north India. He hired Benoit de Boigne, a Frenchman, to reorganize his finances and training.
#MahadjiScindia
