The events at Multan provided a casus belli for the British and led to the Second Anglo-Sikh War. Mulraj was portrayed as a blood thirsty despot intent on the overthrow of Duleep Singh and his British allies.
The incidents at Multan served as a pretext for the British to go to war, leading to the Second Anglo-Sikh Conflict. Mulraj was depicted as a ruthless tyrant aiming to overthrow Duleep Singh and his British partners.