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| Nawab of Farrukhnagar | |||||||||
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| Autonomous Dynasty of Baloch | |||||||||
| 1732–1857 | |||||||||
 Baluch chiefs of India in 1876 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
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• Established | 1732 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1857 | ||||||||
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The Farrukhnagar was a Baloch state. This state was founded by Dalil Khan Baloch, surnamed Faujdar Khan in the time of Farrukhsiyar. The courtier made over his title in turn to a Baloch noble, Faujdár Khán, who wascreated Nawab of Farrukhnagar in 1732. The Nawab' s dominions embraced the present Districts of Hisar and Rohtak, besides part of Gurgaon and a considerableregion since annexed by the Sikh chieftains of Jind and Patiala.[1]
Suraj Mal takes Farrukhnagar
Dalil Khan was succeeded by Kamgar Khan and Musa Khan, in whose time the principality fell into the hands of Suraj Mal, the Jat ruler of Bhartpur, who incorporated it into Hariana (about 1750 a.d.). His son's Jawahir Singh, Nawal Singh, and Ranjit Singh, held it in succession and called it Farrukhnagar.
Musa Khan Baloch recovers Farrukhnagar
In the time of Ranjit Singh (1768-1806 a.d.) Musa Khan made secret preparations and attacked Farrukhnagar with a rabble of 1,500 men. As they were unable to face the enemy's army he put them into carriages as if they were pardā woman, and sent them towards the city like a marriage procession. They went on thus to Baqargah (or jandri), near Najafgarh and 8 Koss from Farrukhnagar. Near this place was a fort called Shahjahanabad full of the Jat Rajas troops, who came out unarmed to see this great marriage procession. The Nawabs men suddenly came out of the carriages, and suppressing the Raja's men unawares overcame them. They took the fort at once, and getting what cannon they wanted, reached Farrukhnagar that night, and besieged it at once. The Bhartpur Deputy, Diwan Hushhal Rai, fled incontinently, and the Baloch Nawab recovered the place, which he held till his death.[2]
References
- ↑ Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1887). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Trübner & Company.
- ↑ Panjab Notes and Queries. Pioneer Press. 1883.
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