1 The Governor-
2 General's visit to the
3 Maharéja.
4 His Excellency agrees
5 to leave a British force
6 at Lahoue,
7 Qulab Singh is in-
8 vested with the tatle of
9 Maharaja,
10 Treaty between
11 Guléb Singh and the
12 British Government,
13 16th March, 1840,
14 ‘He is made an in
15 dependant, piace
16 Kast : Sovereign of
17 BBY) HISTORY OF THE PANSAB,
18 rendered by Rajé Guldb Singh, of Jamm4, to the Léhore State towards pro-
19 curing the restoration of the relations of amity between the Léhore and
20 British Governments, the Mahardjé agreed to recognise the independent
21 sovereignty of Rdjdé Gulab Singh in such territories and districts in the
22 hills as the British might make over to him. No changes were to be made
23 in the frontiers of the Léhore State without the concurrence of the British
24 Government, and all its disputes were to be referred to that Government,
25 which was not to exercise any interference in the internal administration
26 of the Ldhore State.
27 The above treaty, consisting of sixteen articles, was agreed to at Léhore, on
28 9th March 1846, by Mr. Frederick Currie and Major H. M. Lawrence, on the
29 part of the British Government, and by Bhdi Ram Singh, Rajd Lal Singh,
30 Sardar Téj Singh, Sardar Chattar Singh, Atariwdld, Sardar Ranjar Singh,
31 Majithia, Dewdén Dina Nath and Fakir Né&r-ud-din, on the part of the
32 Mahardajé Dulip Singh, and ratified, the same day, by the seal of the Right
33 Honorable Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-General, and of His
34 Highness the Mahardj4 Dulip Singh.
35 On the 10th March, Sir Henry paid a State visit to the Mahardjé in his
36 palace or Summan Burj, which was tastefully decorated for the occasion,
37 the floor being carpeted with Kashmir shawls, and a large shamidnd, out-
38 side, lined with shawls, protecting the inside from the sun, Rich shawls
39 were spread upon the ground of the quadrangle. The Sikh chiefs were all
40 dressed in their richest attire, and the variety of costumes presented a most
41 picturesque spectacle. Dewdn Din& Nath, on behalf of the Mahardj& and
42 the chiefs assembled, read an address, warmly thanking the Governor-
43 General for the kindness and generosity shown by him towards the Maha-
44 r4jé in maintaining the State of Léhore, for the excellent advice given by
45 His Excellency the day before, and for his compliance with the solicitation
46 of the chiefs to leave a garrison of British troops in Léhore. At the con-
47 clusion of the address the great diamond called Kohinwr, in size about a
48 pigeon’s egg, was exhibited to the company, and the ceremony concluded
49 with the presentation of shawls and swords.
50 On the 11th March, 1846, articles of agreement were concluded between
51 the British Government and the Ldéhore Darbar by which the Governor-
52 General engaged to leave at Ldhore, till the close of the year 1846, a
53 British force, for the purpose of protecting the person of the Mahardjé and
54 the inhabitants of the city of Lahore during the re-organisation of the
55 Sikh army, the Darbér, on its part, agreeing to pay to the British Govern-
56 ment all the extra expenses in regard to the said force, which might be
57 incurred by the Government in consequence of their troops being employed
58 away from their cantonments and in foreign territory.
59 On the 15th of March, the Governor-General formally invested Guldb
60 Singh with the title of Mahardjé at Amritsar. The new ally, on receiving
61 this recognition, stood up with folded hands and expressed his warmest
62 gratitude to His Excellency for the honour done to him, adding that he
63 regarded himself as his zarkhartd, or gold-bought slave.
64 On the 16th March, a treaty was concluded at Amritsar between the
65 British Government and Mahardj4 Guidb Singh, by which-the former
66 made over to him all the hilly and the mountainous country east of the
67 Indus and west of the Ravi, including Chamba and excluding Ldhoul, being
68 part of the territory ceded by the Léhore State to the British Government
69 the Mahardja, in consideration of the transfer made to him, stipulating to
70 pay to the British Government £1,000,000; the limits of the territories of
71 the Maharéj4 were not to be changed without the concurrence of the British
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