In 1594–94, the then ruler of Jasrota, Bhivu Dev, used his army comprising over 100,000 men and 10,000 horse to ally in a rebellion involving some other hill states against the Mughal emperor Akbar. The revolt is referred to in the "Ma'asir-ul-Umara" and "Akbarnama" but the history of Jasrota in the following years, up until the arrival of Sikh forces in the region, is obscure. It appears to have taken little part in the various regional upheavals of the 17th and 18th centuries and the recorded genealogy of the ruling family is incomplete.