(iv) Mughal Reign:
1. Babur: In 1525 A.D., Babur established his ‘Chowki’ at Malaut near Kangra.
2. Akbar: In 1526 A.D., Akbar sent his army to catch Sikander Shah because he had a friendship with Bhakth Mal of Nurpur. In order to establish suzerainty over princely hill states, Akbar used to keep their children as hostages in his court. One such hostage made by Akbar was Raja Jay Chand. Bidhi Chand son of Raja Jay Chand broke out into the rebellion against Akbar with the help of Raja Takhth Mal of Nurpur. Akbar sent his very able gem Birbal along with Kuli Khan to suppress the rebellion. In 1572 A.D., Akbar appointed his revenue minister Todar Mal to established Royal estate in the hill states. Royal estate had in it 66 villages of Kangra and Rihlu Chheri, Pathiar and Dharon areas of Chamba. Bidhi Chand became Raja after the death of his father Jai Chand in 1585 A.D. Raja Bidhi Chand kept his son Trilok Chand as hostage in the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar. Raja Pratap Singh Varman of Chamba and Dharm Prakash (1578-70 A.D.) of Sirmaur were the contemporaries of Akbar.
3. Jahangir: Jahangir seated on the throne in 1605 A.D. Trilok Chand became the Raja of Kangra after the death of his father Raja Bidhi Chand in 1605 A.D. In 1615 A.D., Jahangir sent his allies Raja Surajmal of Nurpur (Dhameri) and Sheikh Farid Murtaza Khan to capture Kangra, but some controversy broke out between the two. The plan to capture Kangra was postponed after the death of Farid Murtaza Khan. Again in the year 1617 A.D., Jahangir sent his allies Raja Surajmal of Nurpur (present day Dhameri) and Shah Quli Khan Muhammad Taki to capture Kangra. Same story was repeated again as some controversy broke out between Surajmal and Shan Quli Khan and as a result Shan Quli Khan was asked by Jahangir to retreat back. Raja Surajmal broke out into the rebellion against Mughals. Jahangir sent his very efficient men Raja Roy Vikramjeet and Abdul Aziz to suppress the rebellion. Raja Surajmal fled away to Chamba and took asylum in the fort of Mankot and Taragarh. Raja Pratap Verman of Chamba gave him an idea to surrender but he died in 1619 A.D. before he could make himself surrender to Jahangir. Kangra fort came under the Mughals in 1620 A.D. Raja Jagat Singh younger brother of Raja Surajmal helped the Mughals to capture Kangra fort.
Kangra fort was captured by Mughals under the leadership of Nawab Ali Khan and ruled till 1783 A.D. Jahangir visited Dhameri (present day Nurpur) in 1622 A.D. and renamed Dhameri as Nurpur before the name of his wife ‘Nur-jahan’. Jahangir constructed a Mosque inside Kangra fort and named one of the doors of Kangra fort as ‘Jahangiri Darwaza’. During the reign of Jahangir, the ‘battle of Dhalog’ was fought between Raja Janardhan of Chamba and Raja Jagat Singh in which Jagat Singh emerged victorious. Chamba was ruled by Raja Jagat Singh for two decades (1623 A.D to 1643 A.D). Raja Budhi Prakash of Sirmaur was the contemporary of Jahangir. The first Mughal Kiledaar of Kangra fort was Nawab Ali Khan.
4. Shah Jahan: Nawab Assdullah Khan and Coach Quli Khan were the two prominent Mughal Kiledaars of Kangra fort during the reign of Shah Jahan. Coach Quli Khan served for 17 year as the Mughal Kiledaar of Kangra fort. Raja Mandhanta Prakash of Sirmaur was the contemporary of Shah Jahan. He helped Mughals a number of times during the Gharwal campaigns.
5. Aurangzeb: Sayeed Husain Khan, Hasan Abdullah Khan and Nawab Sayeed Khalilullah Khan were the chief Mughals Kiledaars of Kangra fort during the reign of Aurangzeb. Raja Subhag Prakash of Sirmaur was the contemporary of Aurangzeb. Raja Chattar Singh of Chamba refused to accept the orders of Aurangzeb in which he ordered to demolish all Hindu temples in Chamba. He made an alliance with the rulers of Guler, Basholi and Jammu and beat Mirza Riyaz Begh a Mughal Kiledaar of Punjab and took his areas back from him.
Fall of Mughals and Ghamand Chand: Fall of Mughals started after the death of Aurangzeb. Ahmad Shah Durrani attacked the territory of Punjab ten times between 1748 A.D and 1788 A.D. Taking an advantage of Durrani’s attacks; Raja Ghamand Chand captured areas of Kangra and Doab. Kangra fort was still under the reign of Mughals and the last Mughal Kiledaar of the fort was Nawab Saif Ali Khan. In 1759 A.D., Ahmad Shan Durrani transferred Jalandhar doab to Raja Ghamand Chand. The areas between River Satluj and Ravi became the monopoly of Raja Ghamand Chand.
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