41-1536: [REDACTED] Look up hi:सिकरी in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sikri may refer to: Places [ edit ] Sikri, Ballabhgarh , village in Ballabhgarh tehsil of Faridabad district in Haryana, India Sikri Khurd , village in Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India Sikri Mata Temple Sikri metro station , Delhi Metro Sikri, Phagwara , village in Punjab, India Sikri, St. Kabir Nagar , village in Uttar Pradesh, India Sikri Vyas , village in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fatehgarh Sikri , village in Kapurthala district, Punjab, India Fatehpur Sikri , formerly Sikri, town in Agra district, Uttar Pradesh, India Fatehpur Sikri Assembly constituency Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha constituency Fatehpur Sikri railway station Battle of Fatehpur Sikri (1721) Jama Mosque, Fatehpur Sikri Panch Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri People [ edit ] Arjan Kumar Sikri (born 1954), judge in
82-526: 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. In 2015, there was a riot in Atali village where a Hindu mob attacked the Muslim villagers. The total population of Ballabgarh, as per the 2001 Census of India
123-556: 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. 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" on
164-615: Is a large town, nearby Faridabad city and a tehsil (subdistrict) in Faridabad district of Haryana , India, and is part of the Delhi National Capital Region or Delhi NCR. The town was founded by Raja Balram Singh, in 1739, who also built the Nahar Singh Mahal palace in the same year. Raja Nahar Singh (1823–1858) was the last king of the princely state . He was executed for taking part in
205-534: Is divided into three sub divisions viz. Faridabad , Ballabhgarh and Badkhal each headed by a Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM). Ballabgarh, is a Haryana Legislative Assembly constituency segment, within the Faridabad Lok Sabha constituency, and the current representative in the state assembly is Mool Chand Sharma . Ballabhgarh railway station is main railway station in Ballabhgarh. It
246-786: Is located on Agra–Delhi chord sector. It serves Faridabad and surrounding areas. The Violet Line of the Delhi Metro connects Ballabhgarh. National Highway 19 also runs through Ballabhgarh. Notable people from Ballabhgarh include:- Mansi Exclusive, Main Market Ballabgarh Raja Nahar Singh Raja Nahar Singh (died 1858) was the Raja of the princely state of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana , India . He fought against The East India Company in
287-398: Is named after the founder Balram Singh, a Jat chief who held the surrounding country as a feudatory of Suraj Mal of Bharatpur , built the Nahar Singh Mahal fort and palace in 1739. In 2017, the government announced the renaming of several villages and towns based on the requests from villagers, including a name change of Ballabgarh to Balramgarh. Ballabhgarh State , a princely state
328-599: The 1857 war of independence in 1858. The town of Ballabhgarh is only 17 miles (27 km) from Delhi , and today lies on the National Highway 19 , a major portion of historical Grand Trunk Road . It is connected to Faridabad and south-east Delhi by the Delhi Metro . Ballabhgarh is the fourth city in Haryana to get metro connectivity after Gurgaon, Faridabad and Bahadurgarh. The origin of Ballabhgrah State itself goes back to 1705 and Ballabhgarh town and fort were founded in 1739 by Balram Singh. Ballabhgarh
369-529: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 . On 10 September 1857, just four days before British forces stormed Delhi, Nahar Singh wrote a letter to Governor General of India , Lord Ellenborough (1842–1844), whom he had met as a young man, seeking his protection. According to a 2011 auction catalogue, "it seems was written as a ruse to deceive the British in the event of his capture... as he was fully committed to
410-596: The Indian Rebellion of 1857 . The small kingdom of Ballabhgarh is only 20 miles from Delhi. Nahar Singh Stadium in Faridabad is named after him. The Raja Nahar Singh metro station in Violet line is also named after him . Ballabhgarh was a village headed by Tewatia clan of Jats . Balram Singh Tewatia was the first ruler of Ballabhgarh State, and Nahar Singh was his descendant. His teachers included Pandit Kulkarni and Maulvi Rahman Khan. His father died in 1830, when he
451-503: 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. 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
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#1732764673440492-507: The Treaty of Surji-Anjangaon Haryana was transferred to British by Maratha Empire . British confirmed Ajit Singh's son Bahadur Singh as independent ruler of Ballabhgarh jagir , as a buffer state between British border and Sikhs rulers , and it remained an independent princely state until the Indian Rebellion of 1857 . Bahadur Singh killed in 1806. His son Narain Singh became king but he too
533-432: The qazi there and slayed the qanungo Santokh Rai for scheming Balram's murder. In November 1755, Jats under Suraj Mal also recaptured Ballabgarh and Ghasira from Mughals. Suraj Mal appointed sons of Balram, Bishan Singh as Nazim and Kishan Singh as kiledar, who stayed in these roles till 1774 under Suraj Mal. From 1757 to 1760, Ahmad Shah Abdali waged war against Jats and Marathas. After the defeat of Maratha Empire in
574-577: The British away from the parganas of Pali , Palwal and Fatehpur. Raja Nahar Singh of Ballabhgarh supported the Revolutionary Government and faithfully obeyed the instructions issued to him in connection with the maintenance of peace and order, recruitment of forces and collection of funds for the War. Nahar Singh, the Raja of Ballabgarh was 32 years old when he threw his small army into
615-508: 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. Charan Das's son, Balram Singh, later rose to be a powerful king. On 30 June 1750, Safdar Jung, marched against Balram but Balram managed to evade him using stratagem with
656-623: The Mutiny the British began to recruit soldiers from North India. Raja Nahar Singh was a hero of India's First War of Independence (1857. 9 January, the day in 1858 that he was hanged by the British, is observed in Haryana as Balidan Diwas (The Day of Sacrifice). ‘Shaheed Maharaja Nahar Singh Marg’ near Wazirpur Depot in Delhi is a road named after him. India Post issued a postal stamp in his honor. The Raja Nahar Singh Kartik cultural festival
697-402: The Raja of Ballabhgarh, was hanged on 9 January 1858. Abdur Rehman, Nawab of Jhajjar , was hanged on 23 January 1858. Ahmad Ali, Nawab of Farrukhnagar , was hanged on 23 January 1858. The Chaudharys and Lambardars of villages who participated in rebellion were also deprived of their land and property, including 368 people of Hisar and Gurugram were hanged or transported for life, and fine
738-526: The Supreme Court of India Sarv Mittra Sikri (1908–1992), 13th Chief Justice of India Surekha Sikri (1945–2021), Indian actress See also [ edit ] Fatehpur (disambiguation) Sikri stupa , Gandharan Buddhist artwork [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
779-518: 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. It is located near Nahar Singh Mahal and Raja Nahar Singh metro station . The monument has chhatris (cenotaph) with ghats that has steps leading to the lake. The fresh water was fed from the Agra Canal . Earlier, INTACH had undertaken renovation costing INR 1,000,000, which
820-499: The cause of Indian Independence". 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 . 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
861-511: The descendants of kalawant Mir Bala. During the 1857 uprising , under the "Delhi Agency" there were seven princely states , Jhajjar , Farrukhnagar , Ballabhgarh , Loharu , Pataudi and Dujana . The Chiefs of the last two estates remained loyal to the British and others rebelled. The Rajput rulers of Rajasthan also kept out of the rebellion except few like Thakur Kushal Singh of Pali . British forces were stopped outside Delhi by
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#1732764673440902-570: The employ of the English." The number continued to swell in the subsequent period. Incidentally, one such sepoy who was granted rank of Naik, appeared as a witness to testify the fact before the British Military Commission, which was established to prosecute Raja Nahar Singh. To further fortify his armed strength, the Raja not only raised new levies but also collected as much as possible latest weaponry and other war material as
943-439: The forces of Nahar Singh. Nahar refused to extend any help to District Collector William Ford, who was collecting forces to curb the uprising. Nahar actively recruited sepoys of the native infantry or cavalry, who revolted against the British, in services of his Ballbhgarh forces with enhanced pay and promotional ranks. Munshi Jeevan Lal writes, "by 17 July 1857 the Raja had taken into his service 200 troopers who had lately been in
984-449: The fort (of Ballabhgarh). I have also made a spacious Idgah. He even made a gift of 4 villages to his Muslim court musician Umra Khan of Delhi gharana , a gift that included "the village of melody" Samaypur which is currently a locality of Ballabhgarh town (not to be confused with Samaypur in north Delhi). Raja Nahar Singh's other court-musicians were famous vocalists Mir Allahbux (known as Ela) and Mir Umrabux (known as Omra), who were
1025-720: The fray against the British during the 1857 uprising. Refusing an offer to save himself by acknowledging British supremacy, he was hanged in Chandni Chowk on 9 January 1858 and his estate was forfeited. He was charged by the colonial rulers for assisting rebellion with money, provisions and arms and by sending troops to Palwal , for taking it from the British Government in India. British sentenced him to "be hanged by neck until he be dead and further to forfeit all his property and effects of every description." His state
1066-530: The headquarters of the pargana till now in jagir by the Ballabgarh rulers. It was made a municipality in 1867. 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. One 2001 study in Neurology of a rural population at Ballabgarh, India, found
1107-758: The help of Marathas. Mughal king Ahmad Shah Bahadur replaced Safdar Jung with Gaziuddin Khan ("Intizam-Ud-Daullahas" or "lmad-ul-Mulk", the imperial Mir Bakhshi ) as new wazir. Safdar Jung, supported by Balram Jat and Surajmal Jat, revolted against the Mughal king. Murtija Khan's son Aqaibet Mahmud Khan was the chief diwan of Gaziuddin Khan, he and Balram agreed to meet to negotiate the terms of truce. Balram arrived with his son, diwan and 250 men, angry words flew, Balram put his hand on his sword, Aquibat's guard suddenly fell upon Balram and killed him, his son, diwan and 9 other escorts. Maharaja Suraj Mal Jat retaliated by capturing Palwal from Mughals on 27 September 1754. He also caught
1148-457: The help of local Jat villagers. 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. Gopal's successor was his son Charan Das Tewatia, who was also ambitious. When Charan Das saw weakening of
1189-617: The kinsmen Raja Nahar Singh. In order to escape the oppression which the British Government let loose on the Raja's followers, Charan Singh's grandfather "Chaudhry Badam Singh" moved eastward along with his family to a village called Bhatona far beyond the Yamuna in Bulandshahr . For their participation in 1857 rebellion, three main chiefs of Haryana were tried and hanged at Kotwali in Chandani Chowk of Old Delhi . Nahar Singh,
1230-408: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sikri&oldid=1218441369 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ballabhgarh Ballabgarh , officially Balramgarh ,
1271-439: Was 187067, up from 144215 in 1991 Census. Of this, 0 are Scheduled Tribes (STs) and 37428 are Scheduled Caste (SC), however Jats have highest density along with Ahirs , Rajputs , Agarwals , Brahmins . The sex ratio of the population in Ballabgarh is 850 females per 1000 males. The literacy rate in the city is 65.35 per cent, 79.96 for males and 48.25 for females. The local language is Brajbhasha and Haryanvi. The fort
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1312-524: Was about 9 years old. Nahar Singh was crowned in 1839. He was an able and secular ruler who promoted communal harmony, his letter (31 July 1857) to Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar says: Although I, in my heart, profess the Hindu religion, still I follow the dictates of the Muhammedan leaders and am obedient to the followers of that creed. I have gone so far as to erect a lofty marble mosque within
1353-470: 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,
1394-441: 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. In 1803, after
1435-437: Was founded by Tewatia Jats in 1705. 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
1476-545: Was his nephew, Kushal Singh. Kushal left Ballabhgarh for good and sought shelter with his wife's people at Kuchesar . Kushal Singh and his descendants continued to rule the Kuchesar Estate till 1948 when they were abolished. Kushal's son Giriraj Singh, and his descendants , continued to rule the Kuchesar State with the title of "Rao". Former Indian Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh 's ancestors were
1517-523: Was imposed on the people of Thanesar (Rs 2,35,000), Ambala (Rs. 2,53,541) and Rohtak (Rs. 63,000 mostly on Ranghars , Shaikhs and Muslim Kasai ). When the mutiny was suppressed, the Mughal Emperor and other Nawabs were all awarded different types of punishments and ousted from their kingdoms. Before the mutiny, the Indian Army mostly consisted of men from East and South India. After
1558-558: Was killed in 1806. Narain's son Anirudh Singh became king and ruled till he was killed in 1819. His infant son Sahib Singh ruled till 1825 when he died childless. Sahib's paternal uncle and Narain Singh's brother Ram Singh ruled till 1829 till his death. In Raja Nahar Singh ascended the throne in 1829 after his father Ram Singh's death and proved to be a just ruler. Nahar Singh was ruler of 11 villages of Ballabhgarh. He, Nawab Ahmed Ali Khan of Farrukhnagar , and rulers of neighbouring principalities such as Rewari and Jhajjar , took part in
1599-581: Was not sufficient. COnsequently, INR 1 cr (10 Million) was approved in 2016 for the completion of renovation of chhatri and sarovar. Jat ranis use to bathe and worship here. 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. Faridabad district
1640-410: Was revealed from the recovery of large number of horses, bullocks, carts, English rifles and dresses from his fort after the British assaulted it. He revolted against the British rule, and joined the forces led by Emperor Bahadur Shah. In a letters to Bahadur Shah Zafar dated 22 May and 25 May 1857, Raja Nahar wrote that he had secured the road from Delhi Gate (Delhi) to Badarpur , as well as drove
1681-520: Was taken over by the British and thus sun set on the state of Ballabhgarh. Gulab Singh Saini , Bhura Singh Valmiki the commanders of Raja Nahar's forces led the Ballabhgarh army against British. Gulab was hanged in Chandni Chowk on 9 January 1858 along with Raja Nahar Singh. After Nahar's property was ceased by British and his estate was abolished. A political pension of Rs. 6,000 a year was settled upon Nahar's heir-apparent and adopted son who