Notes and Study material for Exams
The Afghan-Maratha conflict The Durrani Invasions {114S, 1750, 1751) These anarchical conditions of India specially of Panjab and Haryana greatly facilitated the ambitious scheme of Ahmad Shah, an Afghan chief of the Abdali clan who rose to power in Afghanistan after the assassination of Nadir Shah in 1747, He was styled by the … Read more
In Haryana during the medieval period there has been considerable interest in the construction of buildings mostly in the form of tombs (in the sacred memory of Muslim saints and men of eminence), mosques and other associated religious establishments for prayers, recitation and the teaching of the holy scriptures. These are scatered all over Haryana … Read more
The Sur Administrative Reforms Haryana was the ancestral home of Sher Shah. His grandfather Ibrahim Khan Sur who came from Afghanistan, served under Jamal Khan Sarang Khani of Hisar- Firuzah who bestowed on him ‘several villages in pargana Narnaul for the maintenance of forty horsemen’. His son, Hasan Khan, entered the service of Umar … Read more
The invasion of Nadir Shah Nadir Shah (the king of Persia) after the occupation of Afghanistan decided to march on India whose unsettled borders and negative defence policy ideally suited his purpose. He passed through Jalalabad, Peshawar, Wazirabad and further carried destruction and disorder throughout the region between Lahore and Sarhind which according to … Read more
The Royal firmans (Public Welfare) Soon after his accession Jahangir visited Haryana in 1605. Prince Khusrau who had revolted and was on his way to Lahore, baited at Sarai Narela, set its rest house on fire and thereafter reached Panipat. The Faujdar of Panipat fled to Lahore, pursued by the prince. Jahangir who was … Read more
The short lived empire Huinayun who succeeded Babur on December 26, 1530 appointed his brothers Mirza Hindal and Mirza Kamran as governors of Miwat and Sirhind-Hisar respectively. But this proved to be suicidal for the very existence cf the newly founded empire. While, Humayun was busy fighting the Afghans at Gaur, Hindal revolted. Sher … Read more
Taimur’s invasion and the aftermath Taimur’s Indian expedition was ‘a pure plundering raid with an excellent time- table’. As precisely put in the Zafarndma ‘the order was issued that the soldiers were to seize grains wherever they could find Accordingly the solidiers invaded the cities, put houses on fire, captured inhabitants and plundered whatever … Read more
The Sultanate (1206-1526) Laying the foundations With the defeat of the Chahamanas in the second battle of Tarain (1192) began a gloomy period in the history of Haryana marked by the destruction of its cities and the temples, the murder, slavery and the subjection of its people. The Muslim invaders treated this region … Read more
Press and megazines of Haryana Dainik Tribune Dainik Tribune is an Indian Hindi-language daily newspaper published from Chandigarh, New Delhi, Jalandhar, Dehradun and Bathinda. It was established in 1978 by The Tribune Trust, which published The Tribune and the Punjabi Tribune. Rajkumar Singh is the editor of the Dainik Tribune. Harish Khare is the Editor-in-Chief … Read more
Panchayati Raj in Haryana Haryana, one of the smaller states of India in terms of its size and Population, was a part of Punjab till November 1966 when it attained statehood. Traditionally, the rural area of the region later became Haryana has the institutions of bhaichara (community) panchayats, the statutory panchayats and district boards during … Read more