Loharu
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| Coordinates: 28°24′12″N 75°59′08″E / 28.4032°N 75.9856°ECoordinates: 28°24′12″N 75°59′08″E / 28.4032°N 75.9856°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Bhiwani |
| Elevation | 262 m (860 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 11,421 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-HR |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Loharu (also known as Luharu) is a city, municipal committee and assemblly constituency in the Bhiwani district of the Indian state of Haryana. It is the administrative headquarters of one of the four administrative sub-divisions of the district and covers 119 villages. It is also a railway junction station. The Town's main commercial hub is it's Anaaj Mandi, built by Sir Aminuddin Ahmed Khan in 1937. It is unique in design as it contains both residential and commercial premises for the merchants around a large central open space. The Mandi consists of 104 shops or 52 'Jodas'(couplet) as it was popularly called. The tax free Mandi in its prime gathered goods from far and near for trade and contributed considerably to the prosperity in the region.
Another attraction of the town is the bi-annual Camel fair held in the month of January and July. The Camels come from Rajasthan and other areas of Haryana making it a colourful and festive venue. The present economy is based on agriculture and trade.
It was the seat of the eponymous princely state of Shekhawati during the British Raj, Thakur rule was established in 1870; and an important reminiscence of that is the Loharu fort, now a key tourist destination.
The town gets its name from the Lohars or blacksmiths of the town who were employed in the minting of coins for the erstwhile Jaipur state.
Loharu was founded in the year 1588 A.D by the Thakur Narhar Das, a decedent of Rao Shekha, the founder of what is now Shekhawati. Rao Shekha had originally divided Shekhawati into 33 'Thikanas' of which loharu was the 33rd. It was then a small village with a 'kuccha' mud fort and stayed as such until 1800 A.D. During This period two important battles were fought here. The first war in 1671 A.D between Thakur Madan Singh and the Mughal Governor of Hisar for Refusing to pay the Land Revenue. The other was fought between the then Thakur Kirat Singh and Thakur Baghwan Das Singh of Khetri who claimed Loharu as part of Khetri. Thakur Baghwan Das Singh Singh was killed in this battle outside the Loharu fort and a 'CHHATRI' was built in his honour at the place where he was cremated, which is located about 1 km from the Fort.
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