The area was subsequently ruled by the Timurids and Mughals until Ahmad Shah Durrani made it part of the Durrani Empire in 1747. In 1840, Parwan was the site of a major battle in the First Anglo-Afghan War where the invading British were defeated.[1] Parwan's modern history began with the construction of a new textile factory in the town of Jabal Saraj in 1937.[2] Parwan was involved in the Soviet–Afghan War as some of the fiercest fighting took place in the area.[5] In the 1990s it was the site of heavy resistance against the Taliban.