The Sikh annexation of this area began in 1821, and was completed with the fall of Mankera in the autumn of that year.
Mankera's other claim to fame is the incident, which took place in 1794 when Prince Hummayun Shah, son of Taimur Shah, the Abdali King and a claimant to the throne of Kabul, made a vain attempt to overthrow his brother, Zaman Shah.