Khan and two of his sons by blowing them from a cannon. Despite the victory, Dost Mohammad was unable to settle the revenue issue or raise the taxes. The Sulaiman Khel responded to Dost Mohammad's demand of 100,000 rupees by offering 10,000 rupees in exchange for being left undisturbed in the areas of the country they ruled. Anglo-Afghan treaty (1855) Dalhousie, the governor general of India, wrote to Dost Mohammad requesting that they further their relations and put formal footing toward issues and claims. Dost Mohammad accepted and both parties met in February of 1855. Both parties met in Peshawar, with Dost Mohammad sending his son, Haidar Khan to Peshawar to meet with the British. Haidar Khan attempted to negotiate about Afghan claims toward Peshawar. However, Edwardes told him that British sovereignty over the region was non negotiable, leading to the topic being dropped. The British recognition of Dost Mohammad's claim to Herat also failed. However, when it came to the Chahar Wilayats and specifically Balkh, the British agreed with Afghan policy of expansion in the region. Neither wanted to see Bukharan sovereignty over the region restored, Edwardes also downplayed discontent of Afghan rule in Balkh amongst the indigenous population and the oppression of Afzal Khan's administration. Dost Mohammad Khan also exploited fears of a Bukharan-Russian alliance against Afghanistan, exaggerating the threat that Nasrullah Khan posed to the Chahar Wilayat. Haidar Khan also pushed his fathers claims from Badakshan, to Maimana, and Herat. A treaty was signed on 30 March 1855, recognizing Dost Mohammad Khan as king of Afghanistan, and with the treaty formally referring to him as "His Highness". Despite the loss of claim to Peshawar, Dost Mohammad Khan could further press his claim to the Chahar Wilayat without opposition from the British. Dost Mohammad Khan also exploited the propaganda value of this treaty by claiming that in the occurrence of a Bukharan invasion, the British would directly intervene and aid the Afghans in a war. Dispute over the Governorship of Balkh and submission of Qunduz/Qataghan (1855-1856) With his hold consolidated over Balkh and much of the Chahar Wilayats for the time. Dost Mohammad began eyeing for the annexation of Qunduz into the realm. In the summer of 1855, Dost Mohammad recalled Afzal Khan from his governorship in Balkh to discuss the annexation of Qataghan, Badakhshan, Maimana, and to hear news about Bukharan and Russian movements beyond the Amu