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Ballabgarh, officially Balramgarh,
Etymology
The origin of Ballabhgrah State itself goes back to 1705 and Ballabhgarh town and fort were founded in 1739 by Balram Singh.
History
Ballabhgarh State
Ballabhgarh State, a
The founder: Gopal Singh
Gopal Singh, a Tewatia Jat, the founder of the princely state of Ballabgarh, migrated from Alwalpur village in 1705, and established himself at Sihi (5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Ballabhgarh) after attacking the local Tyagi Brahman rulers there. Gopal Singh Tewatia of Sihi started establishing his power in Delhi, Khair and Mathura areas. He attacked Rajput's of that area with the help of local Jat villagers.[citation needed] He became more powerful and richer and started looting the mughal travelers on Delhi–Agra royal route during the reign of Aurangzeb (d. 1707). In 1710, during the reign of Aurangzeb's son Bahadur Shah I, the Mughal officer Murtaza Khan killed him in 1711.[citation needed]
Gopal's successor was his son Charan Das Tewatia, who was also ambitious. When Charan Das saw weakening of the Mughal rule, he stopped paying malgujari (octroi) to Mughals. As a result, Mughals arrested and imprisoned Charan Das at Faridabad fort for a short time in 1714 during the reign of Farrukhsiyar (r. 1713–1719). His son Balram Singh freed him by pretending to pay the ransom.[citation needed]Charan Das's son, Balram Singh, later rose to be a powerful king.
Expansion: Balram Singh (Ballu Jat)
On 30 June 1750, Safdar Jung, marched against Balram but Balram managed to evade him using stratagem with the help of Marathas.[
From 1757 to 1760, Ahmad Shah Abdali waged war against Jats and Marathas. After the defeat of Maratha Empire in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June 1761, Suraj Mal recaptured Ballabhgarh from Abdali's forced in 1762 and reinstated Balram's sons Kishan Singh and Bishan Singh in their roles under Bharatpur State.[citation needed]
On 20 April 1774, Ajit Singh with title of "Raja" and Hira Singh with titles of "Raja" and "Salar Jang" were restored to Ballabhgarh as descendant of Balram by Mughal king after they were removed by Bharatpur king. In 1775, Ajit Singh was formally appointed Raja of Ballabhgarh under Mughal authority. In 1793, Ajit Singh was killed by his brother Zalim Singh, and Ajit's son Bahadur Singh became the king. Till 1803 Ballabhgarh rulers remained under Marathas .In 1785 mahadji capture deeg but not capture bharatpur after 1787 to keep peace with Jats gave 11 paragana to ranjit singh and make friendly relation with bharatpur to make peace ref agra province.[8]
Jat rule during British era
In 1803, after the
In
Aftermath of 1857 rebellion
After the mutiny was suppressed, Nahar Singh along with all the rulers were captured, tried and hanged on 9 January 1858 and their estate confiscated by the British Raj.[13] As was Gulab Singh Saini, the commander-in-chief of the army of state of Ballabhgarh. The territory of Ballabhgarh was added into the Delhi district as a new tehsil, which was now made part of Punjab, while Faridabad became the headquarters of the pargana till now in jagir by the Ballabgarh rulers.[14] It was made a municipality in 1867.[citation needed]
20th century
In 1901, Ballabhgarh town had a population of 4,506. Bahdurgarh tehsil of Delhi district, including towns and villages of Faridabad and Ballabhgarh, had a population of 126,693 in 1901, up from 119,652 in 1891.[15]
Post-independence
One 2001 study in Neurology of a rural population at Ballabgarh, India, found a 0.3% incidence of Alzheimer's, "among the lowest ever reported" -and roughly a quarter of that of a reference US population, & it is believed that keys lies in the diet of the peoples, which having Indian spices, organic herbs & vegetables.[citation needed]
In 2015, there was a riot in Atali village where a Hindu mob attacked the Muslim villagers.[16][17][18]
Demographics
The total population of Ballabgarh, as per the
Religion | Population (1911)[21]: 20 |
Percentage (1911) |
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Hinduism | 2,936 | 72.35% |
Islam | 1,080 | 26.61% |
Christianity | 9 | 0.22% |
Sikhism | 3 | 0.07% |
Others [a] | 30 | 0.74% |
Total Population | 4,058 | 100% |
Ancient monuments
Balramgarh Fort
The fort was built by the Raja Balram Singh jat, inner part of which has been encroached by the police station and the tahsil office. The carefully planned town outside the fort walls was laid out by "Raja Bahadur Singh Jat", with quadrangular market places, wells at cross roads, and a large garden which he named "Dilkusha" (literally "pleasing to heart"). The last ruler of this dynasty was Raja Nahar Singh, a martyr of 1857 war of independence. A monument in Raja Nahar Singh Jat's memory has been built by the municipal committee inside the "Nahar Singh memorial park" to mark the centenary of war of 1857.[22]
Nahar Singh Mahal
The earliest parts of Nahar Singh's palace, called Nahar Singh Mahal were constructed by his ancestor Rao Balram after whom the estate was named, who came to power in 1739, the construction however continued in parts till about 1850, under Nahar Singh.
Rani ki Chhatri
"Rani ki Chhatri" on the bank of historic "rajsi sarovar" (royal lake) were constructed by the widow of Jat ruler Anrudh Singh, ruled Ballabagarh till 1818, in the memory of her deceased husband.[22]
It is located near Nahar Singh Mahal and
Institutes
Home to the Cement Research Institute of India as well as Comprehensive Rural Health Services Project (AIIMS) or called Civil Hospital. It is the rural field practice area of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Administration
Faridabad district is divided into three sub divisions viz.
Ballabgarh, is a
Transport
The Violet Line of the Delhi Metro connects Ballabhgarh.
National Highway 19 also runs through Ballabhgarh.
Notable people
Notable people from Ballabhgarh include:-
- Kings XI Punjab and India
See also
Mansi Exclusive, Main Market Ballabgarh
References
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- ^ "PM inaugurates KMP expressway, Ballabhgarh-Mujesar Metro rail link".
- ^ "Delhi Metro makes another foray into NCR, total span reaches 317km". The Times of India.
- ^ "Haryana: Ballabhgarh renamed as Balramgarh". The Indian Express. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ Asloub Ansari, 2001,SIR SYED AHMED KHAN : ( A Centenary Tribute ), Page 166.
- ^ Dharma Bhanu (1979). The Province of Agra: Its History and Administration. Concept Publishing Company. p. 10. GGKEY:KQWQCNNELB2.
- ^ 1968, Haryana: Studies in History and Culture, Page 74.
- ^ "REVOLT OF 1857 AND MUSLIMS IN HARYANA" (PDF). shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- Asian Age. 24 September 201. Archived from the originalon 30 September 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- IBN Live. 14 September 2011. Archived from the originalon 17 October 2012.
- ^ L. C. Gupta and M. C. Gupta, 2000, Haryana on Road to Modernisation
- ^ Ranjit Singh Saini, 1999, Post-Pāṇinian systems of Sanskrit grammar, Parimal Publications.
- ^ "Variation In Population Since 1901" (PDF). censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "Ballabhgarh Communal Tension: Homes torched, 150 Muslims seek shelter at a Haryana police station". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Another disputed mosque sparks Ballabgarh riots". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "LOCAL POLICE ABETTED BALLABHGARH RIOTS, INDICATES NCM REPORT TO MHA". India Samvad. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Census". Faridabad district. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ "Census of India 1911. Vol. 14, Punjab. Pt. 2, Tables". Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ a b 2011 census of Faridabad, Part=B, Census of India.
- ^ रानी की छतरी व शाही तालाब का होगा जीर्णोद्धार, Jagran, Feb 2016.
- ^ "Parliamentary/Assembly Constituency wise Electors in Final Roll 2009" (PDF). Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 April 2009.
- ^ "Members of Haryana Legislative Assembly (MLAs) From District: Faridabad:Ballabgarh". Faridabad district website. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Including Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, others, or not stated
External links
- "Villages and Colonies in Ballabgarh Tehsil" (PDF). Faridabad district official website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.