Around Hissar
¤ Hansi
In Hansi, Painted Grey Wares and coins of the Yaudheya dynasty have
been discovered. The Hansi fort was the stronghold of defending as
well as invading rulers particularly due to its closeness to Hissar
and it’s strategic location on the imperial road from Delhi to
Afghanistan. Before that Hansi was the chief administrative town in
Haryana, and in 1902 it became a cantonment for the British.
¤ Prithviraj Chauhan’s Fort
Prithviraj Chauhan’s fort The Rajput warrior ruler, famous for
battling the Mughals and carrying off the daughter of Jaichand, built
a fort here to fight the Mughals who eventually captured and fortified
it. They also built a mosque within the fort complex.
¤ Barsi Gate
Built by Alauddin Khilji in Hansi is an important defensive structure
just outside the fort and is an outstanding example of how defences
were built with architectural finesse. Today it stands in the centre
of the bazaar, forming an imposing gate and a part of the imposing
wall which forms the outer defence for Hansi. An inscription in
Persian on the gate dates it back to AD 1304-5.
¤ Dargah Char Qutub
Towards the west of the town lie four shrines in the memory of four
Sufi saints, namely Jamal-ud-din Hansi (AD 1187 – 1261),
Burhan-ud-din (AD 1261 – 1300), Qutub-ud-din Munawar (AD 1300 –
1303), and Nur-ud-din (AD 1325 – 1397).
These were Sufi saints who were given the title of Qutubs, and this
monument is the final resting place for them. The tomb itself is
connected to a small mosque which in turn leads to a larger mosque
built by Feroze Shah Tughlaq. There are more tombs within the complex:
the tomb of Mir Tijarah (the chief purveyor of Sultan Hamid-ud-din of
Hansi), Mir Alam’s tomb and that of Begum Skinner.
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