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In 1826, the kingdom was claimed by Dost Mohammad Khan and taken from him by the British Indian Army in 1839, who installed the unpopular Shah Shuja.

An 1841 local uprising resulted in the loss of the British mission and the subsequent death of 16, 500 British-led Indian forces, which included soldiers and camp followers while retreating from Kabul to Jalalabad.

In 1842 the British returned, plundering Bala Hissar in revenge before fleeing back to British India ( now Pakistan ).

Akbar Khan took to the throne from 1842 to 1845 who was followed by Dost Mohammad Khan.