Ghasera Fort is a ruined fort in Ghasera village in Nuh district of Haryana state in northern India, which has been notified as a protected monument by the state government.[1] Currently, the majority of the residents of the village are Muslim Meos, though Hindus also live there.
Ghasera Fort | |
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Ruined Fort | |
  Ghasera Fort  Ghasera Fort | |
| Coordinates: 28°08′10″N 77°04′36″E / 28.1362471°N 77.0765927°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Mewat district |
| Elevation | 199 m (653 ft) |
| Demonym | Mewati |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| http://www.mewat.gov.in | |
History edit
The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Nuh city on Nun-Sohna highway. In the 18th century, Ghasera was ruled by Bargurjar Rajputs whose territory included the parganas of Ghasera, Indor,[a] Kotla, and Sohna. To their north was the Princely State of Nawabs of Farrukhnagar which was founded in 1732. To their west was the jagir of the Raos of Rewari, ancestors of Rao Tula Ram. They possessed forts at Gokulgarh and Gurawra (or, Guraora). In the south were the Jat rulers of Bharatpur State, and Kachwaha Rajput rulers of Alwar State. The Mughals, who were protected by Marathas, had seen their territory shrink to a nominal area from Delhi to Palam.
During the Battle of Ghasera, Surajmal captured Ghasera fort, killing the Rajput Raja, Bahadur Singh Bargujar, and his son, Ajit Singh of Kol (Chakala Koil, or present day Aligarh, on the outskirts of Palwal) with help of Mughal Wazir Safardgunj.[2][3]
Battle of Ghasera edit
| Battle of Ghasera | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Bharatpur StateWazir of Safdar Jang |
 Bargujar clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Suraj Mal Mir Muhammad Panah † | Bahadur Singh Bargujar † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20,000[8] | 8,000[9] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,500 died | 8,000 died and all women's commit Jauhar in fort | ||||||
The battle of Ghasera fought between Jat and Pathan ruler against the Rajput ruler. This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. The Jats and Pathans defeated Rajputs in Ghasera and killed his chief Bahadur Singh Bargujar. Initially surajmal and Mir Muhammad Pannah had an army of 20,000 but during the siege their 1,500 men were killed. Bahadur Singh had an army of 8 thousand, but during the siege, which lasted months, in the end he was left with just 25 soldiers. Then all the women in the fort committed johar out of fear.
Battle In 1753, Surajmal and Mir Muhammad Panah killed Bahadur Singh Bargujar and his son Ajit Singh of Koil (Chakala Koil or present day Aligarh on outskirts of Palwal) in the Battle of Ghasera and captured the Ghasera fort.[3] This was the siege of Ghasera. Suraj Mal offered Raja Bahadur Singh to leave the front on the condition of paying Rs 10 lakh to him along with artillery handed over him.[10] But he was not agreed to hand over cannons. The war placed on the night and next day Mir Mohammad Panah along with 1,500 Jat and Pathan soldiers killed, but army entered in the Ghasera fort.[11] Bahadur Singh Bargujar and his son Ajit Singh fought with very bravery but defeated by Suraj Mal
Architecture edit
Ruined walls and a grand entrance in stone and lakhori bricks built with surkhi (crushed baked red bricked)-lime mortar show that Ghasera was a historical village.[1] Of the four entrances, only one remains.[12]
See also edit
- List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
- State Protected Monuments in Haryana
- List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, India & Pakistan
- National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
- List of Indian states and territories by highest point
- Tourism in Haryana
- Haryana Tourism
Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b Haryana to take 5 monuments in Nuh under State protection, Daily Pioneer, 23 June 2018.
- ^ Jat Kingdom of Bharatpur
- ^ a b Major General S. D. S. Yadava, 2006 Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India, Lancer Publishers, page 51-52.
- ^ "5 Nuh monuments get state protection - Tribune India". The Tribune. 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Sarban Singh, Haryana (India). Gazetteers Organisation". Haryana State Gazetteer: Lacks special title. Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, Revenue Department. 2001.
- ^ "India. Director of Census Operations, Haryana". Census of India, 1991: Rewari. Government of Haryana. 1993.
- ^ Gazetteer of the Gurgaon District: 1883. 1883.
- ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
- ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
- ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
- ^ Ahmad, Dr. Aijaz (2021). History of Mewat. Alina Books. ISBN 9788193391426.
- ^ Photos: 71 years after independence, Gandhi Gram Ghasera battles neglect, Hindustan Times, 1 October 2018, pp. 2,7.