Jahangir too, after being enthroned the king, was seized with the desire to conquer Kangra and capture the fort, about which it was believed: "He who held the fort, ruled all the hill states". In 1615, he sent a strong contingent of troops under the command of Sheikh Farid Murtaza Khan and Raja Suraj Mal of Nurpur, his trusted confidant. But the troops returned without success. Unfazed, the king sent another contingent in 1620 under the command of Sunder Dass. This time the troops succeeded in capturing the fort after facing a stiff resistance. The ambitious Muslim invader also annexed the other hill states to his empire and garrisoned his troops in the fort to keep a watchful eye on the hill rulers. During the rule of King Hamir Chand, who ruled Kangra for 47 years, a major chunk of the hill territories was under the suzerainty of the Mughals. His son, Raja Ghamand Chand, who succeeded him, led a relentless battle against them and captured almost all Muslim-occupied territories, except the fort. It remained under their control for 40 years. Having failed to regain the control of the fort, he raised a parallel fort at Sujanpur Tira on the shores of the Beas. The king passed away in 1774. His son, Tegh Chand, who succeeded him, also died a year later.