Principality of Farrukhnagar
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The Farrukhnagar was a Baloch state situated in what is now modern-day Haryana. 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 was appointed Nawab of Farrukhnagar in 1732. The Nawab' s dominions embraced the present Districts of Hisar and Rohtak, besides part of Gurgaon and a considerable region since annexed by the Sikh Jat rulers of Jind and Patiala.[1]
| Nawab of Farrukhnagar | |||||||||
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| Autonomous Dynasty of Baloch | |||||||||
| 1732–1857 | |||||||||
 Baluch chiefs of Farrukhnagar in 1876 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
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• Established | 1732 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1857 | ||||||||
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Suraj Mal takes FarrukhnagarEdit
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 Bharatpur State, who incorporated it into Hariana around 1750 CE. His son's Jawahir Singh, Nawal Singh, and Ranjit Singh, held it in succession and called it Farrukhnagar.
Musa Khan Baloch recovers FarrukhnagarEdit
In the time of Ranjit Singh (1768-1806 CE), Musa Khan made secret preparations and attacked Farrukhnagar with a force of 1,500 men. As they were unable to directly face Jat army, Musa put his troops into palki carriages dressed as veiled woman, and sent them towards Farrukhnagar like a marriage procession. The procession went on thus to Baqargah (or Kandri), near Najafgarh at a distance of 8 kos from Farrukhnagar. Near this place was a fort called Shahjahanabad full of the Jat Rajas troops, who came out unarmed to see this marriage procession. The Nawab's veiled men suddenly came out of the carriages, and fell up on the unarmed unaware men of Jat Raja. Baloch took the Shahjahanabad fort and reached Farrukhnagar that night, and besieged. The Bhartpur's Deputy, Diwan Hushhal Rai, vacated the fort and which was then held by Musa Khan till his death.[2]
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Hunter, Sir William Wilson (1887). The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Trübner & Company.
- ↑ Panjab Notes and Queries. Pioneer Press. 1883.