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Further information: Before the formation of Haryana, Historically it was under the Regional Domain of Punjab, until the Declaration to established separate state, and PAPSU state abolishment Act This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article needs additional citations for ...
Haryana (Hindi: Hariyāṇā pronounced [ɦəɾɪˈjɑːɳɑː]) is a state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% (44,212 km 2 or 17,070 sq mi) of India's land area.
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Raja Nahar Singh (died 1858) was the Raja of the princely state of Ballabhgarh in Faridabad District of Haryana, India. [citation needed] He fought against The East India Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. [citation needed] The small kingdom of Ballabhgarh is only 20 miles from Delhi. Nahar Singh Stadium in Faridabad is named after him.
Coming from Haryana, Yadav had particular interest in the region. He was the founder and editor of the Journal of Haryana Studies, [5] and the founding director of the Haryana Academy of History and Culture where he held office until November 2014. [6] He was part of the United Service Institution's project India and the Great War 1914-18. [7]
Kuru was a Vedic Indo-Aryan tribal union in northern Iron Age India of the Bharata and Puru tribes.The Kuru kingdom appeared in the Middle Vedic period [2] [4] (c. 1200 – c. 900 BCE), encompassing parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Delhi, and some North parts of Western Uttar Pradesh.
A manuscript of Mahabharata depicting the war at Kurukshetra. According to the Puranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru, the ancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas in the Kuru kingdom, as depicted in epic Mahabharata.
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