Dhundhoti

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Dhundhoti in Gurgaon district is the name of the territory which up to late 19th or early 20th century was identified as 60 villages that were a jagir of the Chaudhary of Harsaru. The Chaudhary of Harsaru was hereditarily the senior descendant of Raja Harsh Dev Chauhan, founder of Garhi Harsaru. Harsh Dev was a descendant of famous Hindu Rajput king Prithviraj Chauhan. [1]

The Dhundhoti region is an area of 60 villages in current Gurugram and Nuh districts that were a jagir of Chaudhary of Harsaru who was hereditarily the senior descendant of raja Harsh Dev Chauhan, and remained the titular head of this area. [1] In the neighborhood of Dhundhoti existed the territories of Bighoto, Rath and Chandain that were mostly ruled by the descendants of famous Prithviraj Chauhan. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Kapoor, Subodh (2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: Kamli-Kyouk Phyu. Cosmo Publications. p. 3874. ISBN   9788177552706 . Retrieved 24 April 2016.