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JUNE, 1891.]
NOTICE OF THE GULABNAMA.
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Art. 9. The British Government will give its aid to the Maharaja Gulab Singh in protecting his territories from external enemies.
Art. 10. The Maharaja Gulab Singh acknowledges the supremacy of the British government, and will, in token of such supremacy, present annually to the British government one horse, twelve perfect shawl goats of approved breed (six male and six female), and three pairs of h aśmir shawls.
This treaty consisting of ten articles has been this day settled by Frederick Currie, Esq., and Brevet-Major Henry Montgomery Lawrence, acting under the direction of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-General, and by the Maharaja Galậb Singh in person; and the said treaty has been this day ratified by the seal of the Right Honourable Sir Henry Hardinge, G.C.B., Governor-General.
Done at Amritsar on the 16th March 1846, corresponding to the 17th Rabi, the first A. H. 1262.
(Signed) H. Hardinge (seal). F. Currie. H. M. Lawrence. On this occasion the Governor-General sent his children on a pleasure trip to Kasmir, and enjoined the Maharaja Gulab Singh to care take of them as if they were his own. He was delighted with the proposal and started the same day to Jasrðtâ, and during his journey Utam Singh, with his troops, as also other chiefs, paid him allegiance. On his arrival at Jasrôtâ he presented the author's father with a jágír producing a revenue of Rs. 1,000 per annum, and conferred likewise other favours upon him. He also sent Diwan Hari Chand with Sikh and other troops to conquer the Hazara district. Shortly afterwards, the Maharani, spouse of Gulab Singh, who had been ailing for some time, died, and internal troubles arose in Kasmir among his own vassals, which were quelled and the rebels punished, but only with the aid of English troops. The zamindárs of the Hazara district being also very turbulent, Gulâb Singh desired to exchange it for that of Manawar and Ghari, which was in charge of Major Abbot on behalf of the Pañjab government. Accordingly the Hazara district was made over to it, and the two desired districts to Gulâb Singh, by a sanad, dated 5th May 1847.
When the English officials Ayrton and Anderson, who had gone to Multân in the early part of A. D. 1848, were both slain by the troops of Mûlraj, Major Edwardes marched with the Khalşa army in command of the Sardar Sher Singh Atariwala to conquer Multân, and encamped at Sürajkund. The Sardar Chhatar Singh Atariwall, who was in charge of the Hazara district, then made an alliance with Dost Muhammad Khan, Amir of Afghanistan, and attempted to conquer the Pañjab. Accordingly Lord Gough attacked him with the British forces, and defeated him at Ramnagar and ChiliAnwâlâ, although the Sikhs fought bravely. About this time also Maltan fell, and the Sikhs were routed at Gujrat after the English troops had been reinforced by those of the Maharaja Gulab Singh. After this the Khâlşa army submitted at Rawal Pişdi, and the Pañjâb was reduced to tranquillity.*
Multan under the Sikh government had been administered by the Diwan Sawan Mall who, having been slain by an assassin, was succeeded by his son, the Diwan Malraj. The latter failed to pay regularly the tribute due. Accordingly the darbár reported the matter to Sir John Lawrence, who had, after the overthrow of the Khâlşa power, been appointed Resident at Lâhôr. The Diwûn Malraj was summoned to Labôr, but excused himself by alleging that the province was disturbed, and that his brothers were contending for the supremacy with him, and he said that he would be glad if the British government would send officials to settle the accounts, exonerating him from all responsibility after the payment of the arrears due. Sir John Lawrence, however, procrastinated this business and allowed Mälraj to return, but
3 [The value of this version of the treaty is that it gives the socount ourrent in Kasmir.-R. C. T.).
• These and the following events are narrated also in the last Chapter of the Zafarnama, but the account differs in several respects from the above.
