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Kosli
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Kosli
Kosli (India)
Coordinates: 28°23′30″N76°28′46″E / 28.391771°N 76.4793315°E / 28.391771; 76.4793315
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Haryana
District Rewari
Founded byBaba Mukteshwar Puri
Named for Maharaj Koshal
Government
  TypePanchayat (Municipal committee)
Area
  Total23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
Elevation
241 m (791 ft)
Population
 (census2011)
  Total22,000
  Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
  Official Hindi हिंदी ,Ahirwate
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
123302
ISO 3166 code IN-HR
Vehicle registration HR – 43
Sex ratio 57:43 /

Kosli is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal (a region dominated by Ahir/Yadav community). Kosli Tehsil is known as the "Cultural Capital of Haryana" due to its rich cultural heritage and traditional arts. Kosli is bordered by Jhajjar to the north. It is located approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region. The region is predominantly inhabited by the Ahir/Yadav community.

History

According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh, the grandson of King of Delhi. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then a dense shrub jungle. Its also called "Abode of Soldiers". [1] A book of famous book Battle of Rezang La written by Famous screen writer Kulpreet Yadav. [1]

During British Raj there were as many as 70 senior Commissioned Officers and 150 Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "गांव कोसली के सौ से अधिक लोग सेना में हैं अधिकारी". 28 September 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. Yadav, Deepak (6 November 2022). "Military part of every family tree in this Haryana village Kosli". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 March 2024.