By the agreement of 1878 Aman ul-Mulk the Mehtar or Chief of Chitral got an annual subsidy of Rs 12,000 from the ruler of Kashmir.
Aman ul-Mulk, now secure and strengthened, swiftly eliminated his old rivals south of the Hindu Kush and was able as a result to expand his dominion from Ishkamun in the Gilgit Agency to Asmar in Afghanistan [REF].