The British annexed Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the Anglo-Sikh War in the year__________.

1849

The correct answer is Option 4- 1849

The British annexed Punjab after defeating the Sikhs in the Second Anglo-Sikh War in the year 1849.

The Second Anglo-Sikh War was fought between the British East India Company and the Sikh Empire from 1848 to 1849. The war ended with a decisive victory for the British and the annexation of Punjab by the British Empire.

The annexation of Punjab was a significant event in Indian history, as it marked the end of the Sikh Empire and the beginning of British rule in the region. Punjab was a strategically important region, as it lay on the northwestern border of British India and bordered Afghanistan. The British annexation of Punjab helped to secure the British Empire's northwestern frontier and to expand their control over the Indian subcontinent.