UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2022 · Q1(b) · 10 marks
'The Treaty of Amritsar (1809) was significant for its immediate as well as potential effects. Critically examine.
- Chapter
- British Expansion in India
- Topic
- Punjab and the Sikhs
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