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pensed. The Nizam was to take no European
into his service without the consent of the
Company. In return the Company gave the
Nizam a permanent force of 6,000 Sepoys,
with British officers. These troops were,
however, to be used only for external war.
No doubt the difficulty of carrying out
the treaty was greatly diminished by
the fact of Raymond's death: in any
case the French made little or no resistance.

The treaty's importance.

The importance of this treaty is greater
than at first sight appears. The Company
had considerable hold over the Karnatik,
but on the Western border of that State
were the dominions of Tipu, with whom
war was impending. The Nizam's territory
stretched to the North both of Mysore & of
the Karnatik. Thus although Haidarabad
was not itself very powerful, it was clearly
of the greatest value to have formed an
alliance with a state which, had it remained
hostile, would have laid open to
our enemies two sides instead of one of
the Karnatik, & would - with the sea - have
practically completed a circle around us.

The second Treaty

In two year's time Mornington's hold over
the Nizam was to be increased by a second
treaty, which circumstances forced
on that helpless prince. He was in a pi-