Ghasera Fort

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Ghasera Fort | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Ruined Fort | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Haryana#India | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|28.1362471|N|77.0765927|E|display=inline}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Haryana | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Mewat district | established_title =  | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 199 | population_total = | population_as_of = 2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = Mewati | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = 122107 | registration_plate = HR | website = | iso_code = IN-HR | footnotes = 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.<ref name=notif1/> 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 800 Rajputs.'''The Rajput women's committed jauhar and The brave Rajput men's fought bravely and killed 6,500 enemies'''.

==History== {{anchor|Battle of Ghasera}} The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at Ghasera village {{convert|14|km}} 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,{{efn|Indor still exists. It is located near Bhiwadi in the present day Alwar district in the state of Rajasthan, approximately {{convert|28|km}} from Ghasera. It is now within the tehsil of Tijara. Although similarly named, it is not related to the city of Indore.}} 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==

{{Infobox military conflict | image = | caption = | partof = | conflict = Battle of Ghasera | date = 1753 | place = Ghasera | coordinates = | result = Jat, pathan, ahir victory. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/5-nuh-monuments-get-state-protection-609233|title=5 Nuh monuments get state protection - Tribune India|date=23 June 2018|newspaper=The Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kYsMAQAAMAAJ&q=surajmal+killed+bahadur+bargujar|title=Haryana State Gazetteer: Lacks special title|contribution=Sarban Singh, Haryana (India). Gazetteers Organisation|publisher=Haryana Gazetteers Organisation, District: 1883|year=1883}}</ref> | combatant1 = 25px Bharatpur State | combatant2 = 25px Rajputs of Bargujar clan | commander1 = Maharaja Surajmal Pathans Ahirs of Rewari | commander2 = '''Bahadur Singh Bargujar'''{{KIA}} | strength1 = 25,000<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yIU3EAAAQBAJ&dq=8000+soldiers+ghasera+battle&pg=PA192|title=History of Mewat|last=Ahmad|first=Dr. Aijaz|publisher=Alina Books|year=2021|isbn=9788193391426}}</ref> | strength2 = 800<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yIU3EAAAQBAJ&dq=8000+soldiers+ghasera+battle&pg=PA192|title=History of Mewat|last=Ahmad|first=Dr. Aijaz|publisher=Alina Books|year=2021|isbn=9788193391426}}</ref> | casualties1 = 6,500 died | casualties2 = 800 died }}

The '''battle of Ghasera''' fought between Jat ruler Pathans and Ahirs against the Rajput ruler. This battle was the result of Mughal Rebellion. The Jats Pathans and Ahirs betrayed and defeated the Rajputs in ghasera with extremely large army then Rajputs. The Rajput women's commited Jauhar and The Brave Rajput men's warriors fought bravely and killed 6,500 enemies.

==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.<ref name=notif1>[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/haryana-to-take-5-monuments-in-nuh-under-state-protection.html Haryana to take 5 monuments in Nuh under State protection], Daily Pioneer, 23 June 2018.</ref> Of the four entrances, only one remains.<ref name=gandhiht1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/india-news/photos-71-years-after-independence-gandhi-gram-ghasera-battles-neglect/photo-QgSXBqopID9AGYuHNvYznM.html Photos: 71 years after independence, Gandhi Gram Ghasera battles neglect], Hindustan Times, 1 October 2018, pp. 2,7.</ref>

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== External links == * [http://bharatpuronline.com/rulers_bharatpur.html History of Bharatput Jat kings]

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