Mughal Capture of Kangra Fort (1620)

Timeline

1. 1618Lahore (muster point for the campaign) · PunjabJahangir decided to personally campaign against the long-unsubmissive Kangra region, assembling Mughal forces to advance into the Himachal mountains, targeting the strategic Kangra Fort controlling the Himalayan passes from North India.
2. 1618Kangra Fort · Himachal PradeshMughal forces besieged Kangra Fort, and the local Rajput garrison eventually surrendered under firepower and siege pressure. After entering the fort, Jahangir brought it under direct imperial administration and recorded the victory in the Jahangirnama.
3. 1618–1619Kangra · Himachal PradeshAfter the capture, the Mughals established administrative and garrison arrangements at Kangra, strengthening control over the Punjab–Himachal borderlands and extending the empire's northwestern frontier security and revenue systems.