Why did the east India company annex panjab
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because in the time of their rule a popular ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh was their who will not allow the British to rule in India so, they had to collapse him first to expand their rule.....so, after collapsing him he also annexed Punjab....
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Company rule On 21 February 1849, the East India Company decisively defeated the Sikh Empire at the Battle of Gujrat bringing to an end the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Following the victory, the East India Company annexed the Punjab on 2 April 1849 and incorporated it within British India.
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