Maharaja Duleep Singh was the youngest son of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. He ascended the throne as a child after the death of his father and a period of instability. Following the defeat of the Sikh Empire in the Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), the British annexed Punjab, and Duleep Singh was deposed and exiled to England in 1849.
The last King of the Sikh Kingdom was
Asked in UPPSC Upper Mains 2010 · Topic: Regional States: Punjab and Mysore (Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-49) and Annexation of Punjab)
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