Hansi

History

Dr. Bhup Singh, historian, has written Hansi ka Etias (lit. History of Hansi), a book published by Rotary International. Hansi hoard, a large hoard of Jaina bronzes was accidentally discovered at Hansi in February 1982. These include idols that may belong to the Gupta period (319 to 605 CE), while most belonged to the 7th–8th centuries. They were apparently buried underground before the impending attack by Mahmud of Ghazni's son Mas'ud I of Ghazni in 1037 CE. Masud attacked swordsmen of Hansi and took women into slavery who were later sold at Gazni. It is believed that Hansi was founded by King Anangpal Vihangpal Tomar for his guru "Hansakar" (957 AD). Later, the son of King Anangpal Tomar, Drupad established a sword manufacturing factory in this fort, hence it is also called "Asigarh". Swords from this fort were exported as far away as to Arab countries. As per Talif-e-Tajkara-e-Hansi by Qazi Sharif Husain in 1915, around 80 forts across the area were controlled from this centre "Asigarh". A few also say that it was founded by ill daughter Hansivati/Ambavati of Prithvi Raj Chauhan though there exists no proof of Prithiviraj's daughter by that name. In 1192, Mohammed Ghori defeated Prithvi Raj Chauhan in the Second Battle of Tarain, in the same year Battle of Bagar took place to occupy Hansi, Jatwan besieged the Muslim commander Nasrat Uddin at Hansi in 1192 CE, shortly after the defeat of Prithviraj. On receiving this news Qutb-ud-din marched twelve farsakhs, i.e., about 40 miles during one night. Jatwan raised the siege of Hansi and prepared for an obstinate conflict. "The armies attacked each other" says the author of Taj-ul-Maasir "like two hills of steel, and the field of battle (on the borders of the Bager country) became tulip-dyed with the blood of…

Geography

Hansi is located at . It has an average elevation of 207metres (679ft) People Density is 348 people per km^2 .Area is 1272.32km^2. It is located at a distance of east of Hisar on NH-9. Geographically, it is semi-arid with around 46cm of annual rainfall. Asigarh Fort, is a prominent and historic feature of this ancient city. Extended in an area of , it is square in shape and has security posts in all the four corners. The historic city of Hansi had five gates of entry – Delhi Gate (East), Hisar Gate (West), Gosain Gate (North-west), Barsi Gate (South) and Umra Gate (South west). The peculiarity of this town is that its altitude increases after entry from any of the gates. Deserts guard this city towards its west (cities like Tosham, Devsar, Khanak). During the period of Firoz Shan Tuglaq about 1302, a tunnel was constructed connecting the present Hansi to Hisar. The gate of fort has figures of gods, and pictures of gods, goddesses, birds can also be seen on the walls of the fort. The entry gate of the fort was built by George Thomas. This fort was declared a Protected Monument of National Importance in 1937 by the Archeological Survey, the present ASI, and is still in good condition. Baba Jaggannathpuri Samadha temple, a samadhi (revered shrine) dedicated to the 16th century Hindu Sadhu (saint), Jaggannathpuri, at the spot where he established an ashram (monastery) after arriving in Hansi in 1586 CE when there were no Hindus left in Hansi under the Islamic rule. He revived the Hinduism in the area. The complex has the sacred banyan tree with a big floating aerial prop-root branch connected to the grounded main taproot stem, which gives an illusion as if the aerial prop-root branch is floating in the air by itself. Pilgrims tie the sacred red-saffron mauli thread…

Most-observed species

• Red-wattled Lapwing

  Vanellus indicus (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  23
• Red-vented Bulbul

  Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  19
• Rose-ringed Parakeet

  Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) · Aves
  17
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  15
• Black-winged Stilt

  Himantopus himantopus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  15
• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  15
• Rufous Treepie

  Dendrocitta vagabunda (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  14
• Lesser Whitethroat

  Sylvia curruca (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14

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