Narnaul

History

During the Mahabharta period, the Nara Rashtra, on the Hastinapur to Chambal route, was conquered by the youngest Pandava brother Sahdev. Narnaul is built on a prominent tell, but the tell has never been excavated so the site's earliest history is unknown. 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 of Delhi. When Pran 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. Now mostly population are of Ahirs.

Geography

Narnaul is located at . It has an average elevation of 300 meters (977 feet). The district is rich in mineral resources such as iron ore, copper ore, beryl, tourmaline, muscovite, biotite, albite, calcite, and quartz. In winters, the temperature can reach a low of 3 °C. In summer the highest temperature is 48.5 °C, on 28 May 2024.

Most recent

• M 4.5 — 2025-07-10
  8 km NNE of Jhajjar, India
• M 4 — 2024-06-08
  4 km ESE of Nawalgarh, India
• M 4.1 — 2022-12-31
  Haryana, India
• M 4.3 — 2020-07-03
  9 km NNW of B?wal, India
• M 4 — 2019-03-16
  13 km W of Govindgarh, India
• M 4.6 — 2018-09-09
  13 km WSW of Bah?durgarh, India