Last
month I was at Nasibpur (near Narnaul), looking for the ground of a battle
fought here during the uprising of 1857. I had already seen the ground from
Nasibpur hills and this time I wanted to see it from the opposite side so
i decided to have a look from the hills near village Dhani Kirarod (This village was known as "Kirarod Afghan" prior to 47 and still old people call it by that name).
These
hills are relatively smaller than their neighbouring counterparts at Nasibpur and at
Raghunathpura. As I was approaching these hills from the canal side, I noticed
this small stone made building on one side of the hill.
About the Monument: - This building is situated
on the smaller side of the hill. It is built on a raised stone-built platform.
It is square in shape with walls slightly tapering inwards. It has four arc
shaped doorways opening in one large room. On one side, stairs are there on both
sides of the entrance for reaching the roof of this building.
one of the four entrances
From the entrance
From the roof
I couldn’t collect much information
about this monument but it seems like its design is influenced by Islamic
architecture. This area(Narnaul) came under Islamic influence in as early as 13th Century. There are several monuments in the area which were
built during the Islamic era. These include Peer Turkman Dargah, Chor Gumbaj, Jal Mahal, Old Court and
Tomb of Ibrahim Shah etc.
Recently (July 2013) I got the chance to meet somebody from this village but only thing that gentleman could tell was that it was indeed a very old building as they had been seeing it since their childhood.(He was around 70 years and was guessing that it was perhaps built after the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (i.e. early 18th century), but it was only a guess)
Recently (July 2013) I got the chance to meet somebody from this village but only thing that gentleman could tell was that it was indeed a very old building as they had been seeing it since their childhood.(He was around 70 years and was guessing that it was perhaps built after the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (i.e. early 18th century), but it was only a guess)
About
the village: - Dhani Kirarod is situated at a distance of 5 kilometer from
Narnaul. For reaching this village you have to take the link road from village Nasibpur
(2 Km from Narnaul on State Highway No.17). It is the first village on this
link road at 2-3 Km from Nasibpur.
Coordinates
of the monument: - 28°05’05.48” N and 76°05’28.31” E
1 comment:
A good research, but is incomplete. It might be built by the then petty chieftain, like..Nawab of Jhajjar. As this area remained under their jurisdiction for a long duration.
YASHPAL GULIA
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