Ballabhgarh is a town in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. Raja Nahar Singh (1823 – 1858) was King of this princely state. The forefathers of Jat Raja Nahar Singh had built a fort here around 1739 AD. The small kingdom of Ballabhgarh is only 20 miles from Delhi. The name of the Jat Raja Nahar Singh will always be highly regarded among those who martyred themselves in the 1857 war of independence. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Haryana (Hindi: ) is a state in north India. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... A princely state is any state under the reign of a prince, both terms being taken in the broad sense. ... // About the number 1739 1739 is the smallest integer that can be written as sum of three perfect cubes, in two ways. ... It has been suggested that National Capital Territory of Delhi be merged into this article or section. ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Early History

The founders of the princely state of Ballabgarh had come from village Janauli, which is more than 2000 years old. The Tewatia Jat Sardar Gopal Singh left Janauli in 1705 (in Palwal) and got settled at Sihi, a village of Tewatia Jats in Ballabgarh at a distance of about 5 km from Ballabhgarh. The Mughal ruler Aurangzeb had died. Gopal Singh started establishing power in Delhi and Mathura areas. With the help of Gujars of village ‘Lagon’ he attacked Rajput Chaudhary of that area and did a treaty with Mugal officer Murtija Khan of Faridabad and became Chaudhary of Faridabad pargana in 1710. He wanted to expand his army and collect huge wealth but died soon. His successor was Charan Das. Charan Das was also ambitious and when saw weakening of the Mughal rule, he stopped paying malgujari. The army of Mughals arrested Charan Das. Tewatia, Tewathia, Tebatiya, Tevatia or Teotia is clan or gotra found in Jats of Haryana, Rajasthan, Western Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in India. ... // Events Construction begins on Blenheim Palace, in Oxfordshire, England. ... Palwal is a town in Haryana, India, situated at a distance of 135 km from Delhi. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Aurangzeb (borrowed from early Persian, اورنگ‌زیب Awrang throne and Zayb beauty, ornament),(November 3, 1618 – March 3, 1707, also known as Alamgir I, was the ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until 1707. ... // Events April 10 - The worlds first copyright legislation became effective, Britains Statute of Anne Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713) Births January 3 - Richard Gridley, American Revolutionary soldier (d. ...

Charan Das's son, Balram Singh, later rose to a powerful king. Princely state of Ballabgarh is after his name. He was brother in law of Maharaja Suraj Mal and mama of Jawahar Singh. Jats along the Royal Delhi-Agra route at that time were in revolt against the oppressive Mughal rule. Tewatias of this area had already established themselves as counter force in this area. Balram Singh often called Ballu by the local people moved on a few Elephants, Horses and Camels loaded with Big drums (Nagaade) and Dhaunse (big band) followed by his local army. Went wherever Ballu with this band it was assumed that area was no longer of Mughals and Ballu had won that. It was a sort of Aswamedh Yagna that he performed. Here from started a saying "Dheeng Dheeng Ballu ka Raj". Immediately peace returned to those areas, which were won over by Ballu. Maharaja Suraj Mal (1707-1763) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. ... Jats are now preeminently a farming community. ...

Murtija Khan’s son Akvitmahmud killed Balram Singh on 29 November 1753. After Balram Singh, Maharaja Suraj Mal appointed Balram Singh’s sons Bisan Singh and Kisan Singh as Kiledars. They ruled Ballabhgarh till 1774, when Hira Singh became the ruler of Ballabhgarh. November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1753 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Maharaja Suraj Mal (1707-1763) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. ... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Raja Nahar Singh ascended the throne in 1829 and proved to be a just ruler. Raja Nahar Singh was ruler of 101 villages of Ballabhgarh. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

Raja Nahar Singh

Rrferences

• Dilip Singh Ahlawat- “ Jat Viron ka Itihass”: 1857 - THE FIRST WAR OF INDIAN INDEPENDENCE
• Thakur Deshraj: Jat Itihas (Hindi), Maharaja Suraj Mal Smarak Shiksha Sansthan, Delhi, 1934, 2nd edition 1992.

External links

• http://www.pugmarks.com/nahar/history.htm
• http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/wKGkRA8n8_u9myWiaCvJEQDqWWF8MHP4RTYKQopRTjx8qNrwFQN_Cz2_fT7afzNHEFLuNjcTB3W3B4ySCcz6ZeFYQg0-TR8/1857warofindependence.doc
• http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JatHistory/