When did Maharaja Dalip Singh sign the papers related to the merger of Punjab with the British empire?

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March 29, 1849. Maharaja Dalip Singh signed the papers relating to the accession of Punjab to the British Empire on March 29, 1849. Ranjit Singh's son Dalip Singh was sent to England along with his mother Jind Kaur after giving him a pension. The Sikh army was disbanded. British officers were appointed to all important posts of government. Thus Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General of India at that time, took retaliatory action and crushed the power of the Sikhs forever.

When did Maharaja Dalip Singh sign the papers related to the merger of Punjab with the British empire?

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