In reality, Ranjit was probably only using these demands as a bargaining counter. For when he gave in and said that he now only wanted to be confirmed for perpetuity in possession of Peshawar and Kashmir, to receive £20,000 from the British as well as a large cash payment from the Amirs of Sindh, and for Shah Shuja in addition to pay him an annual tribute including “55 high bred horses of approved colour and pleasant paces,” camel loads of “musk melons of sweet and delicate flavour” and “101 Persian carpets,” Macnaghten accepted the offer immediately, and promised to press Shuja and the Amirs
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