Ghasera Fort

Ghasera Fort
Ruined Fort
Ghasera Fort Location within Haryana Ghasera Fort Location within India
Coordinates: 28.1362471°N 77.0765927°E / 28.1362471; 77.0765927
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Mewat district
Elevation	199 m (653 ft)
Demonym	Mewati
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal code	122107
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. Currently, the majority of the residents of the village are Muslim Meos, though Hindus also live there. Battle of ghasera won by combined forces of Jats pathans and ahirs by betrayal with extreamly heavy losses, with 25,000 army against only 8000 Rajputs.The Rajput women's committed jauhar and The brave Rajput men's fought bravely and killed 15,000 enemies.

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, 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
Date 1753 Location Ghasera Result Jat victory.
Belligerents
Bharatpur State Wazir of Safdar Jang	Rajputs of Bargujar clan
Commanders and leaders
Maharaja Surajmal Mir Muhammad Panah  †	Bahadur Singh Bargujar †
Strength
20,000 to 25,000 men	8,000 men
Casualties and losses
15,000 died	8,000 died

The battle of Ghasera fought between Jat ruler against Rajput ruler. This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. The Jats defeated the Rajputs in ghasera . The Rajput women committed Jauhar and the Rajput male warriors killed 15,000 of the enemy.

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. Of the four entrances, only one remains.

See also

• List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
• State Protected Monuments in Haryana
• List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, India & Pakistan
• National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana
• List of Indian states and territories by highest point
• Tourism in Haryana
• Haryana Tourism

External links

• History of Bharatput Jat kings