in late 1556, sikandar became active again. he defeated mughal general khizr khwaja khan at chamiari (presently in amritsar district) and began to collect taxes with kalanaur as his headquarters. bairam khan sent khan alam (iskandar khan) to assist khizr khwaja khan and finally on 7 december 1556 akbar along with bairam khan left delhi to deal with him. sikandar again retreated to the sivaliks and took refuge in the fort of mankot. bairam khan besieged the fort. after six months of resistance, sikandar surrendered the fort on 25 july 1557. he received an assignment in bihar but was expelled by akbar within a short period. he died in bengal in 1559.