1841 Nasir Khan II., the
youthful son of the slain Mehrab Khan, was recognized by the British, who
soon after evacuated the country.

From the conquest of Sind by the British troops under the command of
General Sir Charles Napier in 1843 up to 1854 no diplomatic intercourse
occurred worthy of note between the British and Baluch states. In the
latter year, however, under the governor-generalship of the marquess of
Dalhousie, General John Jacob, C.B., at the time political superintendent
and commandant on the Sind frontier, was deputed to arrange and conclude a
treaty between the Kalat state, then under the chieftainship of Nasir Khan
and the British government. This treaty was executed on the 14th of May
1854 and was to the following effect:--

"That the former offensive and defensive treaty, concluded in 1841 by
Major Outram between the British government and Nasir Khan II., chief
of Kalat, was to be annulled.

"That Nasir Khan II., his heirs and successors, bound themselves to
oppose to the utmost all the enemies of the British government, and in
all cases to act in subordinate co-operation with that government, and
to enter into no negotiations with other states without its consent.

"That should it be deemed necessary to station British troops in any
part of the territory of Kalat, they shall occupy such positions as may
be thought advisable by the British authorities.

"That the Baluch chief was to prevent all plundering on the part of his
subjects within or in the neighbourhood of British territory.

"That he was further to protect all merchants passing through his
territory, and only to exact from them a transit duty, fixed by
schedule attached to the treaty; and that, on condition of a faithful
performance of these duties, he was to receive from the British
government an annual subsidy of Rs.50,000 (L5000)."

The provisions of the above treaty were most loyally performed by Nasir
Khan up to the time of his death in 1856. He was succeeded by his brother,
Mir Khodadud Khan, when a youth of twelve years of age, who, however, did
not obtain his position before he had put down by force a rebellion on the
part of his turbulent chiefs, who had first elected him, but, not receiving
what they considered an adequate reward from his treasury, sought to depose
him in favour of his cousin Sher dil Khan. In the latter part of 1857, the
Indian rebellion b