Who controlled Lahaul and Spiti after the decline of the Mughal Empire?

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Steep, green slopes with dense trees rise on both sides of a narrow valley in Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, with mist and clouds partially obscuring the peaks. — Himachal Pradesh The valley of the gods, Kullu Valley, central Himachal Pradesh, India.

Following the decline of the Mughal Empire in the mid-18th century, the region of Lahaul and Spiti was controlled by Ladakh. This control persisted until the early 1840s, at which point the area briefly came under Sikh rule.1