Narnaul | |
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 Jal Mahal of Narnaul, Haryana | |
  Narnaul Location of Narnaul in Mahendragarh district, Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Narnaul Narnaul (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:28°02′40″N76°06′20″E / 28.04444°N 76.10556°E /28.04444; 76.10556 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Mahendragarh |
| Seat | Government of Haryana |
| Elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 145,897 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Haryanvi[1] &English registration_plate = HR-35 xxxx (for non-commercial vehicles) HR-66 xxxx (for commercial vehicles) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Postal code of India | 123001 |
| Area code | 01282 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Sex ratio | 901♂/♀ |
| Climate | Cw(Köppen) |
| Precipitation | 570 millimetres (22 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 38 °C (100 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 04 °C (39 °F) |
| Website | mahendragarh |
Narnaul is a city, aMunicipal Council, and location of headquarters of theMahendragarh district in theIndianstate ofHaryana. It is located in theNational Capital Region of India.
During the earlyVedic period ofRigveda, this area was called theNandigram whererishiChyavana lived in hisashram. During the later Vedic period ofMahabharta, this area was called theNara Rashtra which later became corrupted to Narnaul.[2]
During theMahabharta period, the Nara Rashtra, on theHastinapur toChambal route, was conquered by the youngestPandava brotherSahdev.[2]
Narnaul is built on a prominenttell, but the tell has never been excavated so the site's earliest history is unknown.[3] The Muslim invader Shah Wilayat came to Narnaul in 1137 CE with sword and jewels (bribes), and he was killed here by the native Nuniwal in the battle — over half a century before the Muslim conquest ofDelhi.[2][3] Thedargah built for him has a coffered roof similar to early monuments atAjmer andBayana and may have been built during this early period.[3] Some architecture from the time of theDelhi Sultanate survives in Narnaul; the earlier phases are mostly concentrated in and around the dargah complex of Shah Wilayat, while many buildings from theLodi dynasty are found both in Narnaul itself and on the road to Delhi.[3] These buildings are typically undated.[3]
Duringmedieval period, the native Nuniwal Kshatriyas(Ahir Clan) ruled the area. In 1137 CE, foreign-origin Muslim invader Hazrat Turkman, also known as Shah Wilayat, was killed by the native Nuniwal.[2]
Narnaul is likely the birthplace of the emperorSher Shah Suri's grandfather Ibrahim Khan Suri; his family is known to have had ties here for multiple generations before him.[3] After his defeat ofHumayun in 1540, Sher Shah built a monumental tomb for his grandfather, Ibrahim Khan Suri, inside the dargah complex at Narnaul.[3] This tomb is built in the Lodi architectural style.[3] Later buildings from theMughal Empire include theJal Mahal and the octagonal tomb of Shah Quli Khan.[3] An ornatehaveli, the Chhata Rai Bal Mukund Das, reflects the "Bengali" architectural style that was spread to northern India at the time ofShah Jahan and was later popular under the Rao Kings of Ahirwal.[3]
In the 1700s, Narnaul variously came underMaratha andAhir clans control.[3] The Muslim Nawab of Narnaul took part in theIndian Rebellion of 1857 and, after its suppression, the British confiscated his lands and gave them to theMaharaja of Patiala, who had sided with them during the war.[3]
TheBattle of Narnaul (also called Battle of Nasibpur) was fought on 16 November 1857, between theBritish Raj and Aheer forces during theIndian Rebellion of 1857.[4] In 1857, Aheer leaderPran Sukh Yadav ofBehror along withRao Tula Ram, the King ofRewari and Rao Dhan Singh ofCharkhi Dadri fought with the British at Nasibpur village near Narnaul. The battle was one of the most ferocious battles of theIndian Rebellion of 1857.[citation needed]
During the Battle of Narnaul at Nasibpur on 16 November 1857,British lost 2000 British soldiers and their commanders Colonel Gerrard and Captain Wallace, 5000 British soldiers and officers Captain Craige, Captain Kennedy and Captain Pearse were wounded[citation needed]. Colonel Gerrard died after getting mortally wounded in a military engagement against Rao Kishan Singh.[5][6][failed verification][4][failed verification] WhenPran Sukh Yadav took aim at the Colonel Gerrard wearing a red coat whose rest of the soldiers were in khaki uniform, he missed his aim the first time but hit it right the second time and Colonel Gerard was killed in Narnaul.[7] Now mostly population are of Ahirs.[5]
Rao Krishan Gopal, from Nangal Pathani village of Gurgaon district was the Kotwal ofMeerut, who had played a prominent part in collaboration with RajaNahar Singh ofBallabhgarh State, Nawab ofJhajjar, andKhanzada Rajput Raja Salamat Khan ofMewat, by organising the patriotic forces and participating in several battles against the British troops. He and his younger brother, Rao Ram Lal, were killed in this battle of Nasibpur.[8]
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Narnaul is located at28°02′N76°07′E / 28.04°N 76.11°E /28.04; 76.11.[18] It has an average elevation of 300 meters (977 feet). The district is rich in mineral resources such asiron ore,copper ore,beryl,tourmaline,muscovite,biotite,albite,calcite, andquartz.
In winters, the temperature can reach a low of 3 °C. In summer the highest temperature is 48.5 °C, on 28 May 2024.
| Climate data for Narnaul (1991–2020, extremes 1965–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) | 35.0 (95.0) | 41.0 (105.8) | 44.0 (111.2) | 48.5 (119.3) | 48.4 (119.1) | 45.0 (113.0) | 43.0 (109.4) | 41.0 (105.8) | 40.5 (104.9) | 37.6 (99.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 48.5 (119.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 37.8 (100.0) | 41.5 (106.7) | 41.5 (106.7) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.3 (95.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.0 (75.2) | 32.4 (90.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.9 (85.8) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.9 (44.4) | 16.6 (61.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.0 (51.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | −0.9 (30.4) | −0.9 (30.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) | 15.3 (0.60) | 5.1 (0.20) | 5.8 (0.23) | 35.2 (1.39) | 54.7 (2.15) | 151.8 (5.98) | 138.0 (5.43) | 52.3 (2.06) | 10.9 (0.43) | 4.4 (0.17) | 4.0 (0.16) | 491.0 (19.33) |
| Average rainy days | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 23.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%)(at 17:30IST) | 58 | 58 | 40 | 36 | 43 | 47 | 62 | 74 | 61 | 62 | 56 | 61 | 55 |
| Source:India Meteorological Department[19][20][21] | |||||||||||||
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus, Narnaul had a population of 74,581. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Narnaul has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 58%. Narnaul having more than 70% majority as Rao Sahab also called Yadavs. In Narnaul, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.[22]
Hindi,Haryanvi andAhirwati are the languages majorly spoken in Narnaul.
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