![]() The Shab Qadar Fort Tomb of Nalwaįorts built by the Sikh empire are still in the use of Pakistani defence forces These satellite posts were known as Jahangira, Akora Khattak and Khairabad. To strengthen the Sikh rule in the area, several forts were built between Naushera and Attock. Today the crumbling tomb of Akali Phula Singh, which was raised by the Maharaja himself, stands desolate and neglected, adjacent to a building that was used as barracks by Phula Singh – both are in ruins today. Azim Khan had been defeated and although the town of Naushera was firmly under the control of Ranjit Singh, he despaired the loss of Phula Singh in the fierce battle. The powerful forces of Azim Khan Barakzai of Afghanistan were no match for the ferocious Nihangs. Under the leadership of the fanatical Nihang chief Akali Phula Singh, the Sikh army crossed the Indus River with over 8000 troops in 1823, where a pitched hand-to-hand battle was fought between the belligerent forces. ![]() The region came under the administration of the mighty Lahore Durbar and Ranjit Singh was probably the first Punjabi to control the volatile area of the Pakhtuns: something the Russians or Americans could not achieve in the 20th century. ![]() Not much is known on Pakhtunkhwa’s Sikh heritage and my research sheds some light on the undiscovered structures that were built by the charismatic Sikh officer General Hari Singh Nalwa, a staunch commander of Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore during the 19th century. ![]()
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