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The Punjab was one of the largest states of India

The Punjab was one of the largest states of India and under the only local ruler Ranjit Singh Punjab had its territorial boundary from Peshawar till Delhi which came under Punjab jurisdiction after the fall of last Mughal emperor and had Kashmir under it which later separated as Delhi so still Punjab was the one largest Province of British India Punjab was the last province to come under the colonial rule and this annexation was result of two plausible reasons one that British require this land economically because in the mid nineteenth century the unrest in the America cause decline in the exports of cotton to Britain so British industries require an alternate option for their cotton and other raw material which British thought that Punjab land should be utilized for that purpose and secondly for the security purpose because this land had always been a gateway for the invader in the past These two reasons were very right in their respective places and these two reasons had a great influence in the upcoming policies of British in Punjab Punjab had a different experience with the colonialism having peace and vigorous development and the reason of this development is the canal and canal colonies in the western Punjab which constitute the Punjab of Pakistan today British annexation of Sikh ruled Punjab took place in 1849 after capturing almost whole of the subcontinent 



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