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Ahmed Shah Abdali tried many times to recover Lahore but ultimately had to return to Pashtun territories. After his final invasion of Punjab in 1767, he left Lahore which was when it was re-captured by the Sikhs. For more than three decades, Sikhs consolidated their power in areas of Punjab. But the decisive moment came in 1790, when Ranjit Singh of Sukerchakia misl became misldar. He started uniting misls and finally took Lahore in 1799. His coronation on 12^th April 1801 marked the beginning of the Sikh Empire, which went on to conquer the whole Punjab, Kangra, parts of Kashmir and briefly, the city of Peshawar.

According to Vanshavali of Jammu, King Bodh Arjun ascended the throne after King Bali Baran. He was the greatest king of Jammu and reigned for 80 years. Probably, he became a king at very young age. He conquered up to Bengal and Kamarupa in the east, Kanyakumari and Sri Lanka in the south and Gujarat, Sindh and Multan in the west. He also married a Sri Lankan princess. His seven descendants reigned for 357 years.

King Damodar Dutt, descendant of Raja Bodh Arjun reunited the divided parts of Jammu region. He was a powerful ruler and extended his empire from Jammu to Gandhara. During Alexander’s invasion in 326 BC, King Damodar Dutt fought bravely. But he was defeated and killed in war, after which the rule passed on to his son Ajay Singh.

On 15^th March 1846, Gulab Singh signed the Treaty of Amritsar with the Britishers. According to the treaty, British East India Company recognised Gulab Singh as Maharaja. They agreed to give all the hilly regions, East of River Indus and West of River Ravi including Chamba to Gulab Singh. This land i.e., East of River Indus and West of River Ravi was the valley of Kashmir. Therefore, this treaty was also called as Sale of Kashmir.

Gulab Singh devised a wise strategy under which he killed Mian Deedo in 1820 and suppressed the growing revolts against Sikh empire in Jammu. He was appointed as an independent ruler of Jammu by Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1820.

In Rajdarshini, Ranjit Dev's reign is described as Dar-ul-Aman (Abode of Peace). He was also a social reformer and imposed ban on sati and female infanticide.

Akhnoor is an archeological site and Municipal Committee in Jammu district in the Indian territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 28 km away from Jammu. The place is believed to be the ancient city of Virat Nagar mentioned in the Mahabharata however, Bairat, a town in northern Jaipur district of Rajasthan is more established as the ancient Virat Nagar. The place is one of the most important historical sites in Jammu and Kashmir. Excavations by the Archaeological Survey of India have established the fact that Akhnoor was one of the last bastion of the Indus Valley Civilization and Manda, Akhnoor is the northernmost site.

After the death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in 1839, the Sikh rule weakened and then followed the Anglo-Sikh War in 1845 - 46 in which Sikhs were defeated. The war ended with the signing of Treaty of Lahore in 1846 by Maharaja Daleep Singh. Therefore in 1846, Sikh rule completely ended from Jammu region.

Treaty of Amritsar was called the 'Sale of Kashmir'. According to the treaty Bristishers agreed to give all the hilly regions, East of River Indus and West of River Ravi including Chamba to Gulab Singh. This land i.e., East of River Indus and West of River Ravi was the valley of Kashmir.