Editing Sialkot (section)

==== Sikh ====
Sikh chieftains of the [[Bhangi Misl|Bhangi ''Misl'']] state encroached upon Sialkot, and had gained full control of the Sialkot region by 1786,<ref name=":14" /><ref name=":13" /> Sialkot was portioned into 4 quarters, under the control of Sardar Jiwan Singh, Natha Singh, Sahib Singh, and Mohar Singh, who invited the city's dispersed residents back to the city.<ref name=":13" />

The Bhangi rulers engaged in feuds with the neighbouring [[Sukerchakia Misl|Sukerchakia ''Misl'']] state by 1791,<ref name=":14" /> and would eventually lose control of the city. The [[Sikh Empire]] of [[Ranjit Singh]] captured Sialkot from Sardar Jiwan Singh in 1808.<ref name=":10" /> Sikh forces then occupied Sialkot until the arrival of the British in 1849.<ref>{{Citation|last=Zutshi|first=Chitralekha|title=Language of belonging: Islam, regional identity, and the making of Kashmir|year=2003|publisher=Oxford University Press/Permanent Black. Pp. 359|isbn=978-0-19-521939-5}}</ref>