give reason for this question: The British fought against the Sikhs in the First Anglo-Sikh War.
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Explanation:
Born in 1780 to the leader of the Sukerchakia misl of the Sikh confederacies in Pakistani Punjab.
United 12 Sikh misls and subjugated other local kingdoms to become the ‘Maharaja of Punjab’ in 1801.
Successfully resisted many Afghan invasions and also captured areas under them like Lahore, Peshawar and Multan.
Earned the title ‘Sher-i-Punjab’ (Lion of Punjab).
After occupying Lahore in 1799, it became his capital.
His Sikh Empire included lands to the north of the Sutlej River and South of the north-western Himalayas. His Empire included major towns like Lahore, Multan, Srinagar (Kashmir), Attock, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Jammu, Sialkot, Amritsar and Kangra.
He maintained friendly relations with the British.
He had men from different races and religions in his army.
Answer:
Because the Britishers wanted to capture on west - northern part of India which was sikh plurality region.