(A) 1846
(B) 1850
(C) 1860
(D) 1840
🧠 Explanation:
The Treaty of Amritsar was a significant agreement signed between the British East India Company and Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu in 1846. It came after the First Anglo-Sikh War, during which the British defeated the Sikh Empire. Under this treaty, the British sold Kashmir, including the regions of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh, to Gulab Singh for 7.5 million rupees. In return, Gulab Singh acknowledged the supremacy of the British and became the ruler of these territories as an independent princely state under British suzerainty. This treaty marked the formal beginning of Dogra rule in Kashmir, which lasted for over a century.