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>> Fullstory Causes of the Second Anglo-Sikh War Lal Singh was Exiled By the Treaty of Lahore, Sir Henry Lawrence was appointed the British resident in Lahore. The few months following the treaty disillusioned Rani Jindan and Lal Singh and revealed to them the true intentions of the British. When the Resident asked the Lahore darbar to surrender Kashmir to Raja Gulab Singh, Lal Singh indirectly encouraged Imam-ud-din, the Darbar's Muslim Governor there, to resist. Lal Singh was exiled, on charges of conspiracy against the British Resident. The administration of Lahore was entrusted to a Council of regency consisting of Fakir-ud-din, Teja Singh and Dina Nath. New treaty was Signed On December 16, 1846, a new treaty was signed at Bhyrowal, which provided for stationing of British troops at Lahore for the protection of the Maharaja and preservation of peace of the country. Lahore agreed to pay Rs 22 lakhs per annum for meeting the expenses of the British force. It was laid down that the new arrangements were to continue till the Maharaja did not attain majority on September 4, 1854, or till such time as the Governor-general and the Lahore Darbar think it necessary. Thus the British Resident became the virtual ruler of the Punjab with unlimited civil and military powers. Rani Jindan was taken to Sheikpura Rani Jindan resented the new terms of treaty. She realised that all the powers had gone to the British Resident. The British Resident acted soon. On August 2, 1847, the Governor-General issued a proclamation which read that "The Governor-General of India who feels the interest of a father in the education and guardianship of the young prince thought it absolutely necessary to separate the Maharaja from Rani Jindan, his mother". The Queen was thus taken to Sheikhpura and her allowance arbitrarily reduced to Rs 48,000 per annum. This added to discontent of the Sikhs whose national aspiration had not died. A violent outburst in the shape of national rising was imminent. Revolt in Multan In January 1848, Lord Hardinge was succeeded by Lord Dalhousie as the Governor-General. Just within three months, Dalhousie was faced with a fresh crisis in Punjab. Diwan Mulraj of Multan revolted against the British in April in 1848. Mulraj was in financial trouble and on being pressurised by the Lahore darbar for a payment of one million sterling, as the price of his office, he resigned in anger in March 1848. The new British Resident Fredrick Currie appointed Sardar Khan Singh in Mulraj's place and sent him to Lahore to take the charge accompanied with Vans Agnew and Lieutenant Anderson. These two officers were murdered on April 20, 1848. The people of Multan rose in rebellion and compelled Mulraj to assume their leadership. Sher Singh, son of Chatter Singh, the Sikh governor of Hazara district, unwisely sent by the British to join the British troops at Multan, went over to the side of Mulraj on September 14, 1848. The Sikhs also befriended with the Afghans by the cession of Peshawar. Lord Dalhousie did not take immediate measures to surpass the uprising because of the approaching summer season. The activities of Rani Jindan added fuel to the fire of the Sikh's discontent, and the veteran Sikh leaders began to rally around Sher Singh. Thus the Multan revolt assumed the nature of a national movement and the inevitable Second Anglo-Sikh War began. Search for  in Sify  >> More News

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