DEWAN MOOL- RAJ CHOPRA was a staunch supporter of Maharajah ranjit Singh and his Sikh rebellion at Multan led to second Anglo Sikh war. He was arrested after four moths of shelling Multan fort and tried for killing of two British officers in the rebellion . He was to be sentenced to death but was exiled. He was to be sent to Singapore jail but he died near Buxar when he was being taken to Benares jail.
In second Anglo Sikh war fought, the Sikhs lost and were completely defeated and surrendered in battle of Gujrat. The empire was dissolved and Punjab was annexed to East India company. Thus, the great Sikh Empire very painstakingly built by the Maharajah Ranjit Singh disappeared in 1849 within ten years of his death in 1839. The successors were not up to the mark.Palace conspiracies, lack of discipline among the royalty, jealousies of nobles, wazirs, ministers and politicization of army proved disastrous to the empire and it was lost soon .
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