The Treaty of Lahore (March 1846), which ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, was signed between the East India Company and:

The Treaty of Lahore, signed on 9 March 1846, ended the First Anglo-Sikh War, and was signed between the English East India Company and the young Maharaja Duleep Singh of the Sikh kingdom of Punjab.

About Duleep Singh:

• He was the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and Maharani Jind Kaur.
• He became Maharaja in 1843, at the age of five, after the deaths (often violent) of several rulers.
• His mother, Rani Jind Kaur, acted as regent.

Terms of the Treaty of Lahore:

• The Sikhs ceded the Jalandhar Doab (between the Beas and the Sutlej) to the British.
• They had to pay a war indemnity of 1.5 crore rupees; since they could not pay all of it, they ceded the hill territories, including Kashmir, in place of part of the payment.
• The Sikh army was reduced in size.
• A British Resident (Henry Lawrence) was posted at Lahore.
• Duleep Singh was recognised as Maharaja, with his mother as regent.

The Treaty of Bhyrowal (December 1846):

• It replaced the regency of Rani Jind Kaur with a council of regency under the control of the British Resident.
• British troops were stationed at Lahore, and the Sikh state came effectively under British control.

After the Second Anglo-Sikh War:

• After a second war with the British, Punjab was annexed.
• Duleep Singh was deposed, given a pension, and sent away from Punjab.
• He was taken to England, where he lived for many years and became a friend of Queen Victoria.
• The Koh-i-Noor diamond, which had belonged to the Sikh state, was taken by the British and presented to Queen Victoria.
• Later, Duleep Singh tried to return to India and reclaim his kingdom, but failed; he died in Paris in 1893.

Rulers of the Sikh kingdom after Ranjit Singh:

Kharak Singh (1839-1840), Nau Nihal Singh (1840), Sher Singh (1841-1843), Duleep Singh (1843-1849).

Why not the other options?

• ✗Ranjit Singh had died in 1839.
• ✗Kharak Singh and Sher Singh ruled earlier.