Treaty of Amritsar (1809)

Not to be confused with Treaty of Amritsar (1846).
Treaty of Amritsar (1809)
Original document of the Treaty of Amritsar (1809) between the Sikh Empire and British East India Company
Parties

The Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 was an agreement between the British East India Company and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Sikh leader who founded the Sikh empire. The EIC's intention of this treaty was to gain Singh’s support if the French invaded India and Singh’s intention was to further consolidate his territorial gains south of the Sutlej River after establishing the river as their respective border. Singh wanted to officially absorb the Malwa Sikhs in his kingdom, which resided between the Sutlej and Yamuna Rivers, thus unifying all Sikhs of Punjab within his kingdom.[1]

  1. ^ Singh, Kushwant (2008). Ranjit Singh: Maharaja of the Punjab. Penguin Books India. pp. 97–98. ISBN 9780143065432.