j it ▁Singh , ▁the ▁S ikh ▁emp ire ▁fell ▁pre y ▁to ▁dis order ▁and ▁hence ▁their ▁rule ▁weak ened . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 9 , ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁were ▁finally ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁juris diction , ▁of ▁the ▁Haz ara ▁district . ▁ ▁Sher wan ▁under ▁British ▁rule ▁The ▁British ▁ruled ▁this ▁region ▁mostly ▁through ▁the ▁local ▁chief s . ▁N aw ab ▁Khan ▁T ana oli ▁and ▁his ▁al lies ▁conquer ed ▁Sher wan ▁Fort , ▁Sher wan ▁and ▁nearby ▁villages ▁and ▁continued ▁r uling ▁Sher wan . ▁ ▁Fort ▁Of ▁Sher wan ▁ ▁Sher wan ▁Fort ▁in ▁Sher wan ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁the ▁S ik hs ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 2 ▁A . D . ▁It ▁was ▁storm ed ▁and ▁conquer ed ▁by ▁N aw ab ▁Khan ▁Tan oli . ▁Later ▁Major ▁James ▁Abb ott ▁built ▁inside ▁of ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁style , ▁this ▁national ▁her itage ▁got ▁au ction ed , ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 . This ▁fort ▁was ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Sir ▁General ▁James ▁Abb ott ▁in ▁his ▁di aries ▁who ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁build ers ▁of ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁Loc als ▁grow ▁season al ▁gra in ▁cro ps ▁such ▁as ▁ma ize ▁and ▁whe at . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁Sher wan ▁has ▁plenty ▁of ▁water ▁and ▁soil ▁rich ▁with ▁nut ri ents , ▁allowing ▁produ cers ▁to ▁grow ▁cher ries ,