 In 1818 during Ranjit Singh invasion on Peshawar valley, Sikhs badly ruined Jehangira.But soon after, the Chieftain Abbas Khan Khattak, succeeded in reconciliation with Sikhs, as a result, Khattaks and Awans stopped resistance against Sikhism and returned to their homes with peace.Sikhs built an army post inside Jehangira to control the area and launched boats service across the river to connect the area with Peshawar.