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Appendix 7
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AJmCU 15th. Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk engages, after the attainment of his object, to pay without fail to the Maharajah the sum of two lakhs of Rupees of the Nanukshahie or Kuldar currency, calculating from the date on which the Sikh troops may be despatched for the purpose of reinstating His Majesty in Cabool, in consideration of the Maharajah's stationing a force of not less than five thousand men, Cavalry and lnfantry,~e-Mahomedan persuasion, within the limits ofthe Peshawur Territory, for the support of the Shah, and to be sent to the aid of His Majesty, whenever the British Government, in concert and counsel with the Maharajah, shall deem their aid necessary; and when any matter of great importance may arise to the westward, such measures will be adopted with regard to it as may seem expedient and proper at the time to the British and Sikh Governments. In the event of the Maharajah requiring the aid of any of the Shah's troops, a deduction will be made from the Subsidy proportioned to the period for which such aid may be afforded, and the British Government holds itself responsible for the punctual payment of the above sum annually to the Maharajah so long as the provisions of this Treacy are duly obsenred. ARTICLE 16th. Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk agrees to relinquish for himself, his heirs, and suce'essors, all claims of supremacy and arrears of tribute over the country now held by the Ameers of Sinde (and which wiU continue to belong to the Ameers and their successors in perpetuity), on condition of the payment to him by the Ameers of such a &LIil as may be determined under the mediation of the British Government, fifteen lakhs of such payment being made over by him to Maharajah Runjeet Singh. On these payments being completed, Article 4 of the Treaty of the 12th of March, 1833, wilJ be considered cancelled, and the customary interchange of letters and suitable presents between the Maharajah and the Ameers of Sinde shall be maintained as heretofore. ARTICLE 17th. When Shah Shooja-001-Moolk shall have succeeded in establishing his authority in Afghanistan, he shall not attack or molest his nephew, the ruler of Herat, in the possession of the territories now subject to his Government. ARTICLE 18th. Shah Shooja-00!-Moolk binds himself, bis heirs, and successors to refrain from entering into negotiations with any Foreign State, without the knowledge and consent of the British and Sikh Governments, and to oppose any power having the design to invade the Briti1,h or Sikh Territories by force of arms to the utmost of his ability. The three Powers, panics to this Treaty, viz. the British Government,
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AJmCU 15th. Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk engages, after the attainment of his object, to pay without fail to the Maharajah the sum of two lakhs of Rupees of the Nanukshahie or Kuldar currency, calculating from the date on which the Sikh troops may be despatched for the purpose of reinstating His Majesty in Cabool, in consideration of the Maharajah's stationing a force of not less than five thousand men, Cavalry and lnfantry,~e-Mahomedan persuasion, within the limits ofthe Peshawur Territory, for the support of the Shah, and to be sent to the aid of His Majesty, whenever the British Government, in concert and counsel with the Maharajah, shall deem their aid necessary; and when any matter of great importance may arise to the westward, such measures will be adopted with regard to it as may seem expedient and proper at the time to the British and Sikh Governments. In the event of the Maharajah requiring the aid of any of the Shah's troops, a deduction will be made from the Subsidy proportioned to the period for which such aid may be afforded, and the British Government holds itself responsible for the punctual payment of the above sum annually to the Maharajah so long as the provisions of this Treacy are duly obsenred. ARTICLE 16th. Shah Shooja-ool-Moolk agrees to relinquish for himself, his heirs, and suce'essors, all claims of supremacy and arrears of tribute over the country now held by the Ameers of Sinde (and which wiU continue to belong to the Ameers and their successors in perpetuity), on condition of the payment to him by the Ameers of such a &LIil as may be determined under the mediation of the British Government, fifteen lakhs of such payment being made over by him to Maharajah Runjeet Singh. On these payments being completed, Article 4 of the Treaty of the 12th of March, 1833, wilJ be considered cancelled, and the customary interchange of letters and suitable presents between the Maharajah and the Ameers of Sinde shall be maintained as heretofore. ARTICLE 17th. When Shah Shooja-001-Moolk shall have succeeded in establishing his authority in Afghanistan, he shall not attack or molest his nephew, the ruler of Herat, in the possession of the territories now subject to his Government. ARTICLE 18th. Shah Shooja-00!-Moolk binds himself, bis heirs, and successors to refrain from entering into negotiations with any Foreign State, without the knowledge and consent of the British and Sikh Governments, and to oppose any power having the design to invade the Briti1,h or Sikh Territories by force of arms to the utmost of his ability. The three Powers, panics to this Treaty, viz. the British Government,
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