Indian History and World History (Part-26)

• His burial place is located in Lahore, Pakistan.
• He is remembered for uniting Punjab as a strong state and possessing of the Koh-i-Noor diamond.
• He assumed the title of Maharaja on April 12, 1801 (to coincide with Baisakhi day), with Lahore serving as his capital from 1799.
• The Treaty of Amritsar was signed between Maharaja Ranjit Singh and the British on April 25, 1809.

Sri Harmandir Sahib, also known as Sri Darbar Sahib or Golden Temple, is a gurdwara located in Amritsar, Punjab, and is an important religious place of the Sikhs after Hari (God), the temple of God.

The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation. The immediate occasion was the French threat to northwestern India following Napoleon's Treaty of Tilsit with Russia (1807) and Ranjit's attempt to bring the Cis-Sutlej states under his control.

The British wanted a defensive treaty against the French and the management Punjab to the Sutlej River.

Although this was not a defensive treaty, it did fix the frontier of lands controlled by Ranjit Singh broadly along the the Sutlej River.

The treaty settled Indo-Sikh relations for a generation. The immediate occasion was the French threat to northwestern India following Napoleon's Treaty of Tilsit with Russia (1807) and Ranjit's attempt to bring the Cis-Sutlej states under his control.

The British wanted a defensive treaty against the French and the management Punjab to the Sutlej River.

Although this was not a defensive treaty, it did fix the frontier of lands controlled by Ranjit Singh broadly along the the Sutlej River.