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Punjab was formally annexed by the East India Company

Punjab was formally annexed by the East India Company.

Punjab was formally annexed by the East India Company: Historical illustration of the February 1849 Battle of Gujrat, whose outcome preceded Punjab's annexation the following month; not an annexation ceremony.
Historical illustration of the February 1849 Battle of Gujrat, whose outcome preceded Punjab's annexation the following month; not an annexation ceremony. · Credit: T. S. S.; late nineteenth-century historical illustration · License: Public domain

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