{{About|the town in Haryana|the language of Odisha|Kosli language}} {{refimprove|date=November 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Kosli | native_name = Koshalgarh <!-- Please do not add any Indic script in this infobox, per WP:INDICSCRIPT policy. --> | settlement_type = Town | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = India Haryana#India | pushpin_label_position = Rewari | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Haryana, India | coordinates = {{coord|28.391771|N|76.4793315|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Haryana | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Rewari | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = Baba Mukteshwar Puri | named_for = Maharaj Koshal | government_type = Panchayat (Municipal committee) | governing_body = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = 23.98 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 241 | population_total = 22000 | population_as_of = census2011 | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_title1 = Official | demographics1_info1 = Hindi हिंदी ,Ahirwate | demographics1_title2 = Spoken | demographics1_info2 = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 123302 | registration_plate = HR – 43 | blank1_name_sec1 = Sex ratio | blank1_info_sec1 = 57:43 ♂/♀ | iso_code = IN-HR | footnotes = }}
'''Kosli''' is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal region. Kosli Tehsil is known as the "Cultural Capital of Haryana" due to its rich cultural heritage and traditional arts. Kosli is bordered by Jhajjar district to the north. It is located approximately 80 kilometers southwest of Delhi and is part of the National Capital Region.
==History== According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Manvendra Singh Yadav, the grandson of King of Delhi. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then a dense shrub jungle. Its also called "Abode of Soldiers".<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=https://www.amarujala.com/haryana/rewari/villge-kosli-100-miltry-officer |title=गांव कोसली के सौ से अधिक लोग सेना में हैं अधिकारी |date=28 September 2016 |access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> A famous book Battle of Rezang La written by Famous screen writer Kulpreet Yadav.<ref name=":0"/>
During British Raj there were as many as 70 senior Commissioned Officers and 150 Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yadav |first=Deepak |date=2022-11-06 |title=Military part of every family tree in this Haryana village Kosli |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/times-special/military-part-of-every-family-tree-in-this-haryana-village/articleshow/95328689.cms |access-date=2024-03-24|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
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Category:Cities and towns in Rewari district