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-108- SIXTEENTH CLAUSE. The territory, which is now in the possession of the Mirs of Sindh, and its dependencies; together with all revenues and payments to be made now or in the future by them to the king; shall no longer have any relationship with the king, and the claim upon those territories and revenues; nor would his descendents, or any of the persons of the Sadozai family shall ever have any claim upon the revenues aforementioned, or upon the territories. The Mirs of Sindh thenceforth shall be the owners of their land, provided the Mirs of Sindh pay thirty lakhs of Nanak shahi ruppes or ordinary rupess. Out of this sum fifteen lakhs shall be paid to the Khalsa Raj—according to the assessment of the honourable East India Company and the remaining fifteen lakhs shall be the property of the king. Should this sum be paid in full, then clause number four of this agreement shall be considered null and void (it relates to Clause 4 of the Treaty of 12th.March 1832. A.D.) and the custom of sending presents and usual methods of friendly accord between the Mirs and the Khalsa Raj shall be established. SEVENTEENTH CLAUSE. When Shahshuja establishes his sovereignty upon the territories of Kabul and Kandahar; he shall not interfere in any way with the rule of his nephew at Herat. EIGHTEENTH CLAUSE. The king Shujaudoullah and all others of his Sadozai family shall not form any relationship with any foreign people or countr without the consent of the Khalsa Raj and the Honourabl East India company; also if any foreign invasion took place against the East India company or the Khala Raj, then the king shall help, in whatever way pisossible, the two above mentioned.