eing at its height and the city of Delhi still in the
hands of the rebels, a British officer (Major Henry Green) was deputed, on
the part of the British government, to reside as political agent with the
Khan at Kalat and to assist him by his advice in maintaining control over
his turbulent tribes. This duty was successfully performed until 1863,
when, during the temporary absence of Major Malcolm Green, the then
political agent, Khodadad Khan was, at the instigation of some of his
principal chiefs, attacked while out riding by his cousin, Sher dil Khan,
and severely wounded. Khodadad fled in safety to a residence close to the
British border, and Sher dil Khan was elected and proclaimed Khan. His rule
was, however, a short one, for early in 1864, when proceeding to Kalat, he
was murdered in the Gandava Pass; and Khodadad was again elected chief by
the very men who had only the previous year caused his overthrow, and who
had lately been accomplices to the murder of his cousin. After the above
events Khodadad maintained his precarious position with great difficulty;
but owing to his inability to govern his unruly subjects without material
assistance from the British government, which they were not disposed to
give, his country gradually fell into the greatest anarchy; and,
consequently, some of the provisions of the treaty of 1854 having been
broken, diplomatic relations were discontinued with the Kalat state after
the end of 1874.

After this the chiefs of Las and Wad, the Marris and Bugtis, Kej and Makran
all threw off their allegiance, and anarchy became so widespread that the
British government again interfered. The treaty of 1854 was renewed in 1876
by Lord Lytton (under Sandeman's advice), and the khan received substantial
aid from the government in the form of an annual subsidy of a lakh of
rupees, instead of the Rs.50,000 previously assigned to him. The treaty of
1854 was a treaty of alliance offensive and defensive. The treaty of 1876
renewed these terms, but utterly changed the policy of non-intervention
which was maintained by the former, by the recognition of the sirdars as
well as the khan, and by the appointment of the British government as
referee in cases of dispute between them. British troops were to be located
in the khan's country; Quetta was founded; telegraphs and railways were
projected; roads were made; and the reign of law and order established. The
nebulous claims of Afghanistan to Sibi and Pishin w