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Lohgarh
Sign in to saveAlso known as Lohgarh (Bilaspur), Lohgarh Fort, Bilaspur, Lohgarh Sahib Fort
Lohgarh is a city in the Bilaspur tehsil in the state of Haryana in India. It was the capital of the First Sikh State under Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716. It contains several prominent sites such as the Lohgarh Sahib Gurdwara, the Lohgarh Fort and the Banda Singh Bahadur Statue.
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- Instance of
- archaeological site
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Yamunanagar district
- Location
- Bilaspur
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Location
- History
- First Battle of Lohgargh
- Khalsa currency and stamp
- Demolition of Lohgarh Fort
- Development and promotion in India (1947-present)
- Sites
- Lohgarh Fort
- Lohgarh Sahib Gurudwara
- Banda Singh Bahadur statue
- See also
- References
- External links
Lohgarh is a city in the Bilaspur tehsil in the state of Haryana in India. It was the capital of the First Sikh State under Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716. It contains several prominent sites such as the Lohgarh Sahib Gurdwara, the Lohgarh Fort and the Banda Singh Bahadur Statue.
The city of Lohgarh is currently under development by the Haryana government to make it a tourist spot, especially for Sikh pilgrims.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lohgarh” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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