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THIRTEENTH CLAUSE.
Whenevr the Khalsa Raj may require military aid from
the king in virtue of this agreement, the king shall send his
troops under the command of big Sirdars; and likewise, the
Khalsa Raj for the purpose of help,as laid down in this Agreement
shall send its Moslem troops under the command of important
commanders to Kabul. When the ruler of the Khalsas may visit
Peshawar, one of the Princes representing the king should come
to pay respect to the Sikh ruler; and the Princes shall be
received with due honour and consideration.
FOURTEENTH CLAUSE.
The friends and enemies of the Khalsa Raj and friends
and enemies of the East India Company, shall be the friends and
enemies of the King.
IFFTEENTH CLAUSE.
Two lakhs of Nanukshahi rupees or rupees of ordinary kind,
shall be sent annually to the Khalsa Raj without fail by the king
in exchange for the expenses of troops used to establish the king
upon his throne. From the Khalsa Raj troops consisting of five
thousand cavalry and infantry shall be posted at Peshawar, which
could be sent to help the king with the co-operation and help of
the honourable East India Company if and when required. Should
a larger threat materialise from the west, then the stemming of it
shall be undertaken jointly by the Sikh Raj and the Honourable
East India Comany.If the Khalsa Raj may require the services of the
troops of the king, the sum to be paid for that shall be adjudged
according to a special assessment in the light of the time of
service; and the honourable East India Company shall pay such
assessed sum to the Khalsa Raj, when the conditions of this
agreement are fully adhered to; such a payment shall be paid
annually.
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