JHAJJAR HISTORICAL PLACE

JHAJJAR HISTORICAL PLACES

Jhajjar Tomb

Jhajjar Tomb

History

The land of Jhajjar shows signs of early inhabitation. Various historical buildings can be seen here. During 1191 AD when there was a war between Gori and King Prithvi Raj, the area of Jhajjar was not inhabited and was a forest with no one living there. In the eastern part was a town by the name Malokan where the Jats lived and was amongst the worst affected areas due to the war. Most of the people living there relocated to different places after the war. Chajju Jat who was a resident of the village made an appeal so that rehabilitation of the village could be done. However the appeal was rejected by Emperor Gori. He ordered that the village should be rehabilitated somewhere else. Hence, the jats of Malokan came to live in the city of Jhajjar. After it got established, the city of Jhajjar had to go through a lot of political unrest in the hands of many rulers i.e. Mughal rulers, Muslim rulers and the Britishers too. While many people say that the city derived its name from the founder i.e. Chajju which was changed later to Jhajjar, many others are also of the opinion that it was derived from the natural fountain by the name Jharnagar. It was a part of Rohtak district until July 15th 1997, when it was separated from it.

Jhajjar City Map

Jhajjar is a city in Jhajjar district in the Indian state of Haryana. It was split off from Rohtak district on 15 July 1997. The city is situated on the road connecting Rewari to Rohtak(NH-71), Charkhi Dadri to Delhi and Gurgaon to Bhiwani. Jhajjar is located 55 km west of Delhi.^[3]

For their participation in 1857 rebellion, three main chiefs of Haryana were tried and hanged at Kotwali in Chandani Chowk of Old Delhi. Nahar Singh, the Raja of Ballabhgarh, was hanged on 9 January 1858. Abdur Rehman, Nawab of Jhajjar, was hanged on 23 January 1858. Ahmad Ali, Nawab of Farrukhnagar, was hanged on 23 January 1858

Culture of Jhajjar

Jhajjar Food

The culture of Jhajjar which is a part of Haryana is a mixture of Punjabi and Haryanvi culture. Here Haryanvi as well as Punjabi festivals are celebrated with equal enthusiasm. The customs of  yoga, meditation and Vedic mantras are observed by many. The language that is mostly spoken in this region is “Jatu” or ” Haryanvi”. Though the language is considered rude by many, however, it is full of honesty and simple humor. Jhajjar is also famous for its food.

JHAJJAR FOOD

The people of Jhajjar celebrate different festivals such as Basant Panchami, Lohri, Gangore, Holi, Teej, Gudda Naumi, Janmastami, Diwali and Dusshera amongst others. Folk dance, folk music and folklore form an integral part of the culture of jhajjar.

The songs are mostly classical in nature and most of them are sung in different festivals that are held at different times of the year. The Jogis, Bhats and Saangis have taken the initiative to make the folk music popular in Jhajjar and other parts of Haryana too. During different festival traditional folk dances are also performed by the woman and men population of the region. Jhajjar is famous for cattle festival.

Cattle Festival

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