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by Major Outram, between the British Government and Mi'r Nasfr Khan, chief of Khelat, was annulled. That Mi'r Nasfr Khan, his heirs and successors, bound themselves to oppose to the utmost all the enemies of the British Government, and ‘
in all cases to act in subordinate co-operation with that Government, and not to enter into negotiations with other States without its consent. That should it be deemed necessary to station British troops in any part of the territory of Khelat, they shall occupy such positions as may be thought advisable by the British authorities. That the Brahui chief was to prevent all plundering on the ‘
‘
part
of his subjects within,
or
in
the
neighbourhood
of,
British
territory.
That he was further to protect all merchants passing through his and only to exact from them a transit duty, fixed by schedule attached to the treaty and that, on condition of a faithful performance of these duties, he was to receive from the British Government an ‘
territory,
annual subsidy of 50,000 rupees (^5000).’ The provisions of the above treaty were loyally performed by Mfr Nasfr Khan up to the time of his death in 1856. He was succeeded
by
his brother
Mfr Khudadad Khan, the present
ruler,
then a youth of
seventeen years of age, who, however, did not obtain his position before
he had put down by force a rebellion on the part of his turbulent chiefs, first elected him, but, not receiving what they considered an adequate reward from his treasury, sought to depose him in favour of In the latter part of 1857, the Indian his cousin Sher Dil Khan. rebellion being at its height, and the city of Delhi still in the hands of the rebels, a British officer (Major Henry Green) was deputed on the part of the British Government to reside as Political Agent with the
who had
Khan
at Khelat,
and
over his turbulent
to assist
tribes.
him by
his advice in maintaining control
This duty was successfully performed until
1863, when, during the temporary absence of Major Malcolm Green, Khudadad Khan was, at the instigation of some
then political agent,
of his principal chiefs, attacked, while out riding, by his cousin Sher Dil Khan,
and severely wounded.
Khudadad
fled
residence close to the British border, and Sher Dil
and proclaimed Khan.
for safety to
Khan was
His rule was, however, a short one,
a
elected
for early
when proceeding to Khelat, he was murdered in the Gandava Pass ; and Khudddad was again elected chief by the very men who had the previous year caused his overthrow, and who had lately been in 1864,
accomplices in the murder of his cousin. Since the above events, Khudadad has maintained his precarious position with great difficulty.
Owing
to his inability to govern his unruly subjects without material
assistance from the British Government, his country
fell
into a state
of chronic anarchy; and the provisions of the treaty of 1854 having
