Since 1823 Peshawar had been ruled by Barakzai sardars, brothers of Dost Mohammad Khan of Kabul, as tributaries of the Sikh kingdom. In 1834, with Dost Mohammad distracted by an invasion from Shah Shuja, Ranjit Singh decided to annex it.
On 6 May 1834 a Sikh army under Hari Singh Nalwa and the young Prince Nau Nihal Singh marched into Peshawar. The Barakzai sardars fled. Hari Singh Nalwa was made governor.
Dost Mohammad tried to recover it in 1835 but withdrew without a battle when faced by the Sikh army. Peshawar remained in Sikh hands until the British annexation.
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