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What were the results of the First Anglo-Sikh war?

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  1. The British secured the territory of Jalandhar Doab.
  2. Dalip Singh was appointed as Maharaja and a Council of Regency comprising of eight members was established to run the administration.
  3. Sir Henry Lawrence was appointed as the Resident at Lahore.
  4. The Sikhs had to pay 1~ crore rupees as the war indemnity to the British. The Lahore Darbar had only Rs. 50 lakhs in its treasury. So it sold away the province of Jammu and Kashmir to Raja Gulab Singh.
  5. It was decided to keep the British army in Lahore. The Khalsa Darbar was required to pay Rs. 22 lakhs rupees annually for its maintenance.
  6. The strength of the Sikh army was reduced to only 20,000 foot-soldiers.


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