Ghasera Fort

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Ghasera Fort
Ruined Fort
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Ghasera Fort
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Ghasera Fort
Coordinates: 28°08′10″N77°04′36″E / 28.1362471°N 77.0765927°E / 28.1362471; 77.0765927
CountryFlag of India.svg  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

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. Battle of ghasera won by Jats against Rajputs.

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History

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.

Battle of Ghasera

Battle of Ghasera
Date1753
Location
Ghasera
Result Jat Victory. [2] [3]
Belligerents
Flag of Bharatpur1.png Bharatpur State Samthar State CoA.png Rajputs of Bargujar clan
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Surajmal
Bahadur Singh Bargujar 
Strength
25,000 [4] 8,000 [5]
Casualties and losses
15,000 8,000 died

The battle of Ghasera fought between Jat ruler against the Rajput ruler. This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. The Jats defeated the Rajputs in ghasera.

Architecture

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. [6]

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Notes

  1. Indor still exists. It is located near Bhiwadi in the present day Alwar district in the state of Rajasthan, approximately 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Ghasera. It is now within the tehsil of Tijara. Although similarly named, it is not related to the city of Indore.

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