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'''Badshapur''' is one of the 4 sub-division of [[Gurugram district]] of [[Haryana]] state, situated on the Gurugram-Sohna road ([[National Highway 248 (India)|NH-248A]]). It is named after the Badshahpur Fort, which in turn was the abode of the wife of [[Mughal emperors|Mughal Emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]].<ref name=hit1/> Badshahpur is a part of [[Badshahpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Badshahpur]] assembly constituency of Haryana.

==History==
{{see also | History of Haryana | Jharsa }}
The history of Badshahpur dates back to medieval times. The [[paragana]] of Badshahpur-[[Jharsa]] was ruled by [[Begum Samru]] (b.1753 – d.1836).<ref name=hart1>[http://www.haryanatourism.gov.in/Destination/begum-samru-palace Begum Samru Palace, Gurugram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201110133/http://www.haryanatourism.gov.in/Destination/begum-samru-palace |date=1 February 2020 }}, [[Haryana Tourism]].</ref> It was later under the rule of [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]].<ref name=hit1/>

===Fort Badshahpur===
{{anchor| Fort Badshahpur | Badshahpur Fort | Badshahpur fort }}
'''Fort Badshahpur''' was the palace of one of the wives of [[mughal emperor]] [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]]. The unprotected fort is in ruins and needs restoration.<ref name=hart2>[http://www.haryanatourism.gov.in/Destination/badshahpur-fort-and-baoli Badshahpur Fort and Baoli], [[Haryana Tourism]].</ref> It has been encroached by the people.<ref name=hit1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/gurgaon/intach-writes-to-state-seeks-preservation-of-100-year-old-stepwell/story-BnNN31JhcG1TDUBHGamD0J.html Intach writes to state, seeks preservation of 100-year-old stepwell], [[Hindustan Times]], 20 January 2018.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-30 |title=Haryana CM announces infra projects worth ₹2,711-cr; hits out at freebies |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/haryana-cm-announces-infra-projects-worth-2-711-cr-hits-out-at-freebies-101653910385256.html |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

=== Begum Samru Place ===
{{anchor| Begum Samru Place | Begum Samru of Begum Samru | Begum Samru Place, Gurugram | Begum Samru of Begum Samru at , Gurugram }}
'''Begum Samru Place at Gurugram''' lies between Badshahpur-[[Jharsa]]. The [[paragana]] of Badshahpur-Jharsa was ruled by [[Begum Samru]] (b.1753 – d.1836) and she built a palace for herself between Badshahpur and Jharsa.<ref name=hart1/> Her palace has been completely lost to encroachments. Palace building is located between Gurgaon and Jharsa village, much of which was used as district collector's residence or camp office. Built in Islamic style, the ruins of this palace survived till about 2008 in Gurgaon.<ref>{{cite news|title=A queen's magnificent church|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/a-queens-magnificent-church/996392/0|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=2 September 2012}}</ref>

=== Badshahpur Stepwell ===
{{anchor | Badshahpur Stepwell | Badshahpur stepwell | Badshahpur baoli | Badshahpur Baoli }}
'''Badshahpur Stepwell''', built in 1905 by Mohan Lal and currently owned by his grandson Ved Prakash Mangla (c. 2018), is a [[stepwell]] on sector road near Sohna Road in Badshahpur in Gurugram.<ref name=hit1/><ref name=shame1/> It was built to conserve the water due to the crisis,<ref name=hit1/> and also as a source of water for the domesticated animals.<ref name=shame1/> [[Ansal University]]'s [[Sushant School of Art and Architecture]] (SSAA) students conducted a research on it in 2005.<ref name=shame1/>

The catchment area has been obliterated due to construction and encroachment.<ref name=hit1/> The neglected unkempt flies-ridden stepwell is without any protective wall.<ref name=shame1/> [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]] had offered to preserve the stepwell and also written to the [[Government of Haryana]] to reserve it.<ref name=hit1/> INTACH could not preserve it due to lack of agreement on terms with the owner who wants to maintain it himself.<ref name=shame1>[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/will-history-be-buried-for-a-road-a-gurgaon-village-waits-5030765/ Will history be buried for a road? A Gurgaon village waits], [[Indian Express]], 18 January 2018.</ref>

In January 2018 SSAA and INTACH discovered that [[Haryana Urban Development Authority|HUDA]] is in the process of constructing a road which might lead to the destruction of this stepwell.<ref name=hit1/><ref name=shame1/> HUDA officials agreed to review it and if needed will alter the road to avoid risk to the stepwell, deputy commissioner assured to have it preserved.<ref name=hit1/><ref name=shame1/>

===Akhara Stepwell===
'''Akhara Stepwell''', also '''Alhara Baoli''', is a [[stepwell]] in inside a functional [[akhara]] on the same road as the "Badshahpur Baoli", only few km away, in Badshahpur. Constructed with local materials, such as stone, all these baolis of Gurugram district have mixed Rajput-Jat-Mughal architectural style of 18th-20th centuries with Islamic pointed arches and cusped or segmental arches.<ref name=oldbaw1>[https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/forgotten-stepwells-fine-examples-of-our-heritage/story-CyzWpFJ78ZsGL7Msu9Z5zI.html Forgotten stepwells fine examples of our heritage], Hindustan Times, 16 September 2019. Both baolis in Badhshapur are nased on the square plan with three side steps and a rectangular single steps to move down into the baoli. A stepped pond was usually built near a temple and the stepped well was built on travel routes or the outskirts of towns by nobles, queens, rich traders and philanthropists of the community to provide drinking water to the passers-by.</ref> In 2018, activists filed the case against the church which tried to illegally grab and destroy this legally protected baoli through fraud.<ref name=baw1/>

===Dhumaspur Stepwell===
'''Dhumaspur Stepwell''', also '''Dhumaspur Baoli''', is a 200 years old [[District Councils of India|Zila Parishad]]-managed five-story [[stepwell]] on the "Jail Road" in Dhumaspur village near Badshahpur in Gurugram. If was built on 2 [[Kanal (unit)|kanal]] land from the stones brought from [[Makrana]] and [[Jaipur]] mines.<ref name=baw1>[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=hi&tl=en&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jagran.com%2Fharyana%2Fgurgaon-civic-17341839.html The allegations of the ancient Bawdi disappearing on church management], [https://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-civic-17341839.html Dainik Jagran], 11 January 2018.</ref> In 2018, activists filed the case against the church which tried to illegally grab and destroy this legally protected baoli through fraud.<ref name=baw1/>

=={{anchor | Badshahpur Assembly constituency | Badshahpur assembly constituency | Badshahpur constituency | Badshahpur Vidhansbha Constituency | Badshahpur vidhansbha Constituency }} Assembly constituency==
Badshapur assembly constituency is dominated by [[Ahir]] voters which are nearly 35,000 in number.<ref name="fridaygurgaon1">{{cite web|url=http://fridaygurgaon.com/news/5322-high-stakes-badshahpur.html |title=FG: High-Stakes Badshahpur |publisher=Fridaygurgaon.com |access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BJP-may-name-Gurgaon-candidate-after-Modi-visit/articleshow/40353754.cms |title=BJP may name Gurgaon candidate after Modi visit|work=The Times of India|date=18 August 2014 |access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> [[Rakesh Daulatbad]] is the sitting MLA from Badshahpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/haryana/ |title=Haryana Elections and Results- News and Updates on Chief Ministers, Cabinet and Governors |publisher=Elections.in |access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref> Caste composition of Badshahpur is 32,000 [[Ahir]]/[[Yadava]]s, 15000 [[Jat]]s, 20,000 [[Gujjar]]s, 15,000 [[Brahmin]]s, 10,000 [[Rajput]]s, 11,000 [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]]s and 10,000 [[Bania (caste)|Banias]] 7,000 [[Prajapati]].<ref name="fridaygurgaon1"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-independent-candidate-rakesh-daulatabad-was-not-behind-in-any-round-19697067.html|title=निर्दलीय प्रत्याशी राकेश दौलताबाद ने हर राउंड में कायम रखी बढ़त}}</ref>

Badshahpur is quite a large constituency it includes [[nurpur jharsa]], [[Manesar]], [[Farrukhnagar]], and some urban areas of Gurgaon. Villages under Badshahpur are [[Palda]], Sakatpur, Narsinghpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, Sadhrana, Garhi, Harsaru, Palam Vihar, Mullaheda, Sector 15 Part 2,Sec - 67, Sec - 68, Gadoli, Naharpur, Rampur, [[Aklimpur]], [[Kadipur]], [[Sarhaul]], Shikohpur, [[Teekli]], [[sector 10A]]
Daultabad, [[Dundahera]], [[Wazirpur]], Hamirpur, Jhund Sarai, [[Dhanawas]], [[Dhorka]], Bhawani Enclave, Dhana Manesar, Saidpur, Mohammadpur, Patli, Bhangrola, kankrola, hayatpur, Judola, Narsighpur, Nurpur, Baskusla [[Manesar]], Chandan Nagar Dhani, Basai Enclave, Sikandarpur Ghosi, Nathupur, DLF Phase 3, Rail Vihar, Sector 57, Greenwood City Sector 45, [[Tigra]], Darbaripur, Hasanpur, [[Begampur Khatola]], DLF Phase 2, Dankot, Ikbal Pur, Kaliyawas, [[Sultanpur, Haryana|Sultanpur]], [[Sikandarpur]] Ghosi, Darbaripur, [[Khandsa]], Islampur, [[Jharsa]], [[Nathupur]], Palam Vihar, Ramgarh and [[Kherki Daula]] all significant landmarks of Gurgaon city fall under Badshapur assembly constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Social-workers-rule-the-roost-in-Badshapur/articleshow/44650038.cms |title='Social workers' rule the roost in Badshapur|work=The Times of India|date=8 October 2014 |access-date=1 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-08 |title=Haryana gets its 1st waste recovery facility in Gurugram’s Badshahpur: Officials |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/gurugram-news/haryana-gets-its-1st-waste-recovery-facility-in-gurugram-s-badshahpur-officials-101644260767753.html |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
===See also===
* [[Forests Department, Haryana#Leopards|Leopards of Haryana]]
* [[Gurugram leopard and deer safari]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]]
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India]]
* [[Pinangwan]]
* [[Bandhwari]]
* [[Gurugram Airstrip]]

===Citations===
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{{Gurgaon district topics}}
{{Districts of Haryana}}

[[Category:Forts in Haryana]]
[[Category:Stepwells in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Haryana]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Haryana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Haryana]]
[[Category:Villages in Gurgaon district]]

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