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'''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 [[Muslims|Muslim]] [[Meo (ethnic group)|Meo]]s, though [[Hindus]] also live there.

==History==
{{anchor|Battle of Ghasera}}
The ruined Ghasera Fort lies at [[Ghasera]] village {{convert|14|km}} from [[Nuh (city)|Nuh city]] on Nun-[[Sohna]] highway. In the 18th century, Ghasera was ruled by [[Bargurjar]] [[Rajput]]s whose territory included the [[pargana]]s 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, Nuh|Kotla]], and [[Sohna]]. To their north was the [[Principality of Farrukhnagar|Princely State of Nawabs of Farrukhnagar]] which was founded in 1732. To their west was the [[jagir]] of the [[Rewari#Medieval|Raos of Rewari]], ancestors of [[Rao Tula Ram]]. They possessed forts at [[Gokalgarh, Rewari|Gokulgarh]] and [[Gurawra]] (or, ''Guraora''). In the south were the [[Jat]] rulers of [[Bharatpur State]], and [[Kachwaha]] Rajput rulers of [[Alwar State]]. The [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]]s, who were protected by Marathas, had seen their territory shrink to a nominal area from Delhi to [[Palam]].

'''During the Battle of Ghasera, [[Surajmal]] captured Ghasera fort, killing the Rajput Raja, Bahadur Singh Bargujar, and his son, Ajit Singh of Kol (Chakala Koil, or present day [[Aligarh]], on the outskirts of [[Palwal]])''' with help of Mughal Wazir Safardgunj.<ref name=Jat1/><ref name=yadav1/>

The Jats and Pathans laid siege to Ghasera during the 1753 Battle of Ghasera, which lasted for 3 months.<ref name=yadav1/> Led by Mir Muhammad Panah and Bhawani Singh the Raos of Rewari - who were traditional enemies of the Bargurjar of Ghasera - fought on the side of the Jats.<ref name=yadav1/> During the siege, 1,500 Jats and Pathans were killed by gunfire from the ramparts of Ghasera fort. On the opposing side, from an army of 8,000, after 3 months Rao Bahadur Singh had just 25 soldiers left. On 23 April 1753, a desperate Bahadur Singh Bargurjar slayed all his women, opened the gates of the fort for the final battle to the death, during which he and his companions were killed.<ref name=yadav1>Major General S. D. S. Yadava, 2006 [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=p69GMA226bgC&pg=PA51&dq=GTTThasera+fort&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj365HYqY3mAhXGfH0KHdMCD_kQ6AEIQzAE#v=onepage&q=Ghasera%20fort&f=false Followers of Krishna: Yadavas of India], Lancer Publishers, page 51-52.</ref>

The Marathas and Mughals laid siege to the Jat fort of [[Kumher]].<ref name=Jat1/> In January 1754, Fateh Singh Bargujar, the surviving son of Bahadur Singh Bargujar, recovered Ghasera as a result of the Mughal siege, with the assistance of the Mughal vizier, [[Ghazi ud-Din Khan Feroze Jung III|Imad-ul-Mulk]]. However, a contingent led by Suraj Mal's son, [[Jawahar Singh]], ousted Fateh Singh from Ghasera.<ref name=rajpal1>Raj Pal Singh, 1988, Rise of the Jat power, Page 245.</ref><ref name=yadav1/> The Maratha siege of the Jats ended in a peace treaty in 1754, between the Jats and the [[Peshwa]] of the Maratha Empire, [[Malhar Rao Holkar]]. The peace process was facilitated by the Maratha ruler of [[Gwalior State]], [[Mahadaji Shinde|Mahadaji Scindia]] and the brother of Malhar Rao Holkar, [[Raghunathrao]] Bhat.<ref name=Jat1>[http://www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFarEast/IndiaJats.htm Jat Kingdom of Bharatpur]</ref><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>

==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/>

== See also ==
* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana]]
* [[List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana|State Protected Monuments in Haryana]]
* [[List of Indus Valley Civilization sites]] in [[Haryana]], [[Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Gujarat]], India & Pakistan
* [[List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India|National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana]]
* [[List of Indian states and territories by highest point]]
* [[Tourism in Haryana]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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

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