Complete the sentence about Sikh Empire with the correct year: After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in ______, the empire was weakened by the British East India Company stoking internal divisions and political mismanagement.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: A. 1839

After Maharaja Ranjit Singh died in 1839 the Sikh Empire was weakened as the British East India Company stoked internal divisions and the rulers mismanaged politics. In 1849 it was dissolved after the Second Anglo-Sikh War.

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