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District has two Sub Divisions.
District has two Tehsils and three Sub Tehsils.
District has five blocks.
Select a Block Name to See the Villages and Panchayats Ateli Mahendra Garh Kanina
District has two towns.
Narnaul seems to be an ancient town
but its origin and ancient name are still shrouded in mystery. According
to legend Narnaul town belongs to Mahabharta period, then known as Nar
Rashtra. It is narrated in the Mahabharta that enroute to the Chambal
Valley from Hastinapur, the youngest Pandava brother, Sahdev, gained
control over this town. According to another tale the town was founded
after clearing dense forests abounding with lions. Hence it came to be
known as Nahar-naul (the fear of lions) or Nahar-haul (abode of lions) and
gradually came to be known as Narnaul. Some people say that while digging
the foundation of this town a nag (serpent) and a naol (mongoose) came out
fighting. The people named the town as Nagnaol after this incident and
later on it came to be known as Narnaul. According to yet another legend,
Raja Laun of Bikaner who got this town built named it after the name of
his wife, Narlaun. Old History of the Town
In the beginning, the town was controlled by Jogis who performed
many miracles. Till the advent of Islam, Rathor Rajputs ruled the town and
the adjoining areas. A Muslim saint Hazarat Turkman came and settled here
in the third decade of twelfth century. The Rathors had many skirmishes
with the companions of Turkman, who himself was killed in 1137. Turkman is
worshipped, as a martyr by the Muslims. His tomb, in the heart of the
town, had been visited by thousands of Muslim pilgrims in the past. From
the time of Iltutmish Narnaul came again under the control of Muslims. But
it had also been a scene of plunder many times at the hands of
neighbouring Muslim Jagirdars. Narnaul
was also closely associated with the Sur-Afghans. Sher Shah’s grand
father, Ibrahim Khan, came here first. He got the town of Narnaul and
surrounding villages from the then administrator of Firoze-i-Hisar to meet
the expenses of his forty horse men. After his death Hasan Khan, father of
Sher Shah Suri, the supplanter of Humayun, became the Jagirdar of Narnaul.
After the Second Battle of Panipat, Akbar gifted this Jagir to Shah Quli
Khan Mahram who arrested Hemu, the famous warrior general of Rewari. At
Akbar's time Narnaul had a mint (Taksal). To effect reforms in mint, Akbar
visited Narnaul along with Raja Todar Mal and Khawaja Shah Mansur. The
Jalali coin was issued by Akbar from Narnaul Birbal also used to visit
this town. Birbal's Chatta stands tiU this day reminding the visits of
Birbal, one of the nine jewels (Nav Rattan) of the great Mughal, Akbar. With
the disintegration of Mughal empire after the death of Aurangzeb, 4 Thakur
of Jaipur annexed Narnaul but soon he lost it to the French General, De-Boigne.
Later Murtza Khan Bharaich got the Jagirdari of Narnaul. In his lineage
Abdur Rahman, Nawab of Jhajjar raised a banner of revolt against the
British in 1857. After the First War of Indian Independence, 1857, he
along with some co-patriots was hanged. Narnaul was there after gifted to
the ruler of Patiala, Narender Singh, for rendering loyal services to the
Britishers. Narnaul
according to Latif's Safarnama was a blessed place from which the world (aalme),
i.e. the whole country benefited. It was an unparalleled place on earth, (chashm
afrida chuneen gai na deeda). It was the cleanest place and its
cleanliness was preserved with jealousy by keeping exceptional care and
watch thereabout. Latif compares the city with heaven itself. Latif, a
noted scholar stayed here during l7th century for three days and nights
and felt extremely happy on having a chance to do so. Quli Khan built a
beautiful garden also near the palace. Latif compares this garden with
Bagh-e-Aram (garden of paradise). Narnaul
is replete with historical monuments like Ibrahim Khan Suri's tomb, tomb
of Shah Wilayat, Sarai Mukand Das, Pobianwali mosque, Dargah Sheikh Miran,
Takhat Wati Baoli, Shah Quli Khans tomb, Hargopal tatab, Shah Quli Khan's
Jal Mahal, Paltian-Ki-Masjid and Chhatta Rai Mukand or Chhatta Birbal and
some temples.
The district has 372 villages in all. List of villages sub division wise is given below
Villages Under Sub Division Narnaul
Villages Under Sub Division Mahendragarh
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