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Loharu Fort

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History

After its foundation in 1570 CE, the control of Loharu fort passed from Shekhawati rulers to Alwar State, then to British raj who gave Loharu State as a jagir to Nawab Ahmed Baksh Khan, nawab of Loharu finally sold it to Government of Haryana (GoH) in 1971.

Under Shekhwawati State

Foundation

In 1570 CE, Arjun Singh, thakur of Loharu constructed a mud fort at Loharu and which remain a kaccha mud fort till 1800. Arjun Singh was a descendant of Loharu's founder, Rao Narhar Das.

Rao Shekha, the Shekhawat Kachhwaha rajput ruler of Shekhawati, had originally divided Shekhawati into 33 thikanas, of which Loharu Fort was 33rd.

First battle of Loharu (1671 CE)

There have been 2 major battles fought over Loharu Fort. 1671 battle of Loharu or First battle of Loharu was fought in 1671 CE between Madan Singh of Loharu Thikana and the Mughal Governor of Hisar over former's refusal to pay the land revenue to Mughals during the reign of Aurangzeb (r. 1658–1707).

Second battle of Loharu (~1770s CE)

The Second battle of Loharu was fought, some time around or after 1770s CE, between the Kirat Singh of Loharu Thikana and Bhopal Singh of Khetri Thikana of Jaipur State, who claimed Loharu as part of Khetri. Bhopal Singh was killed in the battle outside Loharu Fort, and a commemorative chhatri was built at the place where he was cremated, which is located nearly 1 km from the fort.

Under Alwar State

The control of the fort later passed to Alwar State.

Under British raj: Nawab of Loharu State

In 1803, British gave Loharu and pargana of Ferozepur Jhirka to the Nawab Ahmed Baksh Khan of Loharu State, a princely state under company raj, who then converted the mud fort into a pucca (brick and masonry) fort. Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib was married to "Umrao Begum", niece of Loharu's Nawab, Ahmad Bakhsh Khan, and daughter of his younger brother, Mirza Ilahi Bakhsh Khan.

After 1947 independence of India

In 1971, then nawabs of Loharu, Aminuddin Ahmed Khan sold it to the Government of Haryana.

In 2021, GoH announced that the fort will be given the status of a state protected monument.

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