Farrukhsiyar, also known as Shahid-i-Mazlum, was the tenth Mughal emperor from 1713 to 1719, after he assassinated his Uncle and Emperor, Jahandar Shah. Reportedly a handsome man who was easily swayed by his advisers, he lacked the ability, knowledge and character to rule independently. Farrukhsiyar was the son of Azim-ush-Shan and Sahiba Nizwan. He was assassinated by Ajit Singh of Marwar.
Maharaja Suraj Mal or Sujan Singh, was a Hindu Jat ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India. Under him, the Jat rule covered the present-day national capital Delhi and districts of Agra, Aligarh, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bulandshahr, Dholpur, Etah, Etawa, Faridabad, Firozabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Hathras, Jhajjar, Kanpur, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mewat, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Palwal, Rewari, and Rohtak.
Ahmad Shah Bahadur, also known as Mirza Ahmad Shah or Mujahid-ud-Din Ahmad Shah Ghazi, was the fourteenth Mughal Emperor, born to Emperor Muhammad Shah. He succeeded his father to the throne in 1748, at the age of 22. When Ahmed Shah Bahadur came to power, the Mughal Empire was collapsing. Furthermore, his administrative weakness eventually led to the rise of the usurping Imad-ul-Mulk.
Shah Alam II, also known by his birth name Ali Gohar, was the seventeenth Mughal Emperor and the son of Alamgir II. Shah Alam II became the emperor of a crumbling Mughal empire. His power was so depleted during his reign that it led to a saying in the Persian language, Sultanat-e-Shah Alam, Az Dilli ta Palam, meaning, 'The empire of Shah Alam is from Delhi to Palam', Palam being a suburb of Delhi.
Mewat is a historical region of Haryana and Rajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundaries of Mewat generally include Hathin tehsil and Nuh district of Haryana, Alwar, Mahwa, Rajasthan and Mandawar, Rajasthan in Dausa district and Bharatpur districts of Rajasthan, and Chhata Tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh. The main centre areas of Mewat are Firozpur Jhirka, Nuh, Ramgarh, Paharisikri and Punahana. Mewat region lies in between Delhi-Jaipur-Agra. In simple words Mewat region consists of Nuh district, eastern part of Alwar district and western part of Bharatpur district. Mandawar, Rajasthan and Mahwa, Rajasthan is in Dausa district but there are many Meo villages near Mahwa, Mandawar, Garhi sawairam, Pinan. The region roughly corresponds to the ancient kingdom of Matsya, founded in the 5th century BCE. Mewati dialect, a slight variant of the Haryanvi and Rajasthani dialects of Hindi, is spoken in rural areas of the region. Mewati Gharana is a distinctive style of Indian classical music.
Loharu is a city, municipal committee and assembly constituency in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the four administrative sub-divisions of the district and covers 119 villages. It is also a railway junction station.
Raja Nahar Singh was a great Jat ruler of the princely state of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. They built a fort in Faridabad around 1739. He was involved in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The small kingdom of Ballabhgarh is only 20 miles from Delhi. His palace is taken over by the government of Haryana under Haryana Tourism. Nahar Singh Stadium in Faridabad is named after him. The Raja Nahar Singh metro station in Violet line is also named after the martyr.
Ballabgarh, is a large town and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana, India, and is part of the National Capital Region. The town was founded by Raja Balram Singh, in 1739, who also built the Nahar Singh Mahal palace in the same year. Raja Nahar Singh (1823–1858) was the last king of the princely state, he was executed for taking part in the 1857 war of independence in 1858. The town of Ballabhgarh is only 18 miles (29 km) from Delhi, and today lies on the National Highway 19, a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road. It is connected to Faridabad and south-east Delhi by the Delhi Metro. Ballabhgarh is the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh.
Nuh is the district capital of the Nuh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It lies on the National Highway 248, also known as the Gurgaon-Sohna-Alwar highway, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Gurgaon.
Bharatpur State, that is also known as the Jat State of Bharatpur historically known as the Kingdom of Bharatpur, was a Hindu Kingdom in the northern Indian subcontinent. It was ruled by the Sinsinwar clan of the Hindu Jats. At the time of reign of king Suraj Mal (1755–1763) revenue of the state was 17,500,000 rupees per annual.
Aphariya (Aphrya) also spelt as Affariya, Afariya or Phariya) is a clan of Yaduvanshi Aheer or Yadava and they are lineage from Lord Krishna. Aphariyas ruled the Ahirwal state of Haryana.
Ghasera is a village in Nuh district of Haryana state in northern India. It is dominated by Meos. This village is also known as Ghandhi Gram Ghasera after it was visited by Mahatma Gandhi who asked the predominantly Muslim Meos to not migrate to Pakistan.
The Mughal-Rajput Wars were a series of battles fought between the Rajput Confederacy and the Mughal Empire which started with the Timurid ruler Babur's invasion of northwestern India and the head of the Rajput confederacy Rana Sanga's resistance to it. In the year 1526, he invaded Hindustan, Babur was given stiff resistance by Rana Sanga, however Babur defeated Rana in the Battle of Khanwa in 1527. The wars were however continued by the descendants of both Rana Sanga and Babur. Babur's grandson Akbar faced heavy resistance by Rana Udai Singh II and Rana Pratap, Jahangir was opposed by Rana Amar Singh. Similarly Aurangzeb was opposed by Rana Raj Singh and his son Rana Jai Singh.
Ahmad Shah Durrani invaded India eight times between 1748 and 1767. After the assassination of Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Durrani succeeded the throne of Afghanistan and started plundering wealth from nearby regions. In the Chota Ghalughara and Vada Ghalughara, Abdali managed to massacre many through ambush, but in the end, Abdali retreated when he encountered the Sikhs on his way to India on the banks of river Chenab. That was his last invasion he would ever do as shortly after he died. After Durrani returned to Afghanistan, the Sikhs rebelled and annexed several cities in the Punjab region. His repeated incursions destroyed the Mughal empire and at Panipat, dealt a major blow to Maratha dominions in the North and created a power vacuum. His objectives were met through the raids and caused political issues in India.
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. Currently, the majority of the residents of the village are Muslim Meos, though Hindus also live there.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Nahar Khan, Bahadur, f.k.aRaja Sonpar Pal, the ruler of Mewat, was the progenitor of Khanzada Rajput tribe. He was converted to Islam by Firuz Shah Tughlaq in 1355.
The Tiwana family of Shahpur is Muslim Rajput, claiming common descent with the Sials of Jhang and the Ghebas of Pindigheb. They are one of the largest landowning families in the Punjab and have played an influential role in Punjabi politics since the seventeenth century.
The Capture of Agra Fort ended a month-long siege by Suraj Mal on 12 June 1761 after Surajmal promised Qiledar 1 lakh rupees in cash and five villages. The Jats occupied Agra. It remained in possession of Bharatpur State rulers until 1774.
Ballabhgarh State, historically known as Kingdom of Ballabhgarh was a Princely state in Haryana, India, ruled by Hindu Jats of Tewatia clan. It was founded by Jat king Raja Gopal Tewatia on 1705.
Bharatpur State 