through the State in pursuit of Jaswant Rao Holkar. and on being assured by the Maharaja of his friendship, Lord Lake wrote to him under his own signature and seal in the following terms :
"Whereas you have declared to be a staunch friend of "the Kingdom, therefore the country at present in your "possession shall continue to remain as it is, and no tribute "shall ever be demanded."
These relations were subsequently cemented by Lord Minto's Proclamation of 1809. Maharaja Saheb Singh was succeeded at his death in 18 13 by Maharaja Karam Singh, who rendered aid to the Government with his troops during the Gurkha War of 1814. In the second battle of Bharatpur in 1827 the Maharaja helped the Government substantially, and gave a loan of twenty lakhs; again during the Afghan War in 1839 he lent Government twenty-five lakhs and made extensive arrangements for supplies. In the second Afghan War in 1842 another loan of five lakhs was granted by the Maharaja. In 1843 His Highness sent two guns and a thousand cavalry to co-operate with the British troops in quelling the disturbances in Kaithal State. On the outbreak of the first Sikh War in 1845 Maharaja Karam Singh sent a contingent of two thousand cavalry, two thousand infantry and two hundred zamboorchis for active service with the British Army, and undertook to furnish supplies, thus giving proof of his loyalty and devotion to Government.
Maharaja Karam Singh died in 1845, being succeeded by his son. Maharaja Narindar Singh. The Government, in recognition of the services rendered by the State in the first Sikh War, gave a portion of the territory confiscated from Nabha. yielding a revenue of Rs. 35,000, and a house at Hardwar belonging to the rebel Raja of Ladwa, to the State. In 1847 an additional grant of territory yielding a revenue of Rs. 10,000 annually, and a khilat, were granted to the Maharaja, at the same time his salute was raised to fifteen guns. Maharaja Narindar Singh rendered conspicuous services to the
