Samana, Punjab
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Samana Samana Mandi |
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 Samana
Samana
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| Coordinates: 30°09′N 76°11′E / 30.15°N 76.19°ECoordinates: 30°09′N 76°11′E / 30.15°N 76.19°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Patiala |
| Founded by | Gurpyar Singh Toor |
| Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 54,072 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 147101 |
| Telephone code | 91-1764 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 42 |
Samana is a city and a municipal council in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab.
Before Independence, Samana was a part of Patiala Kingdom (PEPSU). Now it is a part of Patiala District of Punjab (India).
It has an average elevation of 240 metres (787 feet) with Latitude 30.1583 and Longitude 76.1931.It is located on State Highway(SH-10) between Patiala and Patran.
It traces its history to the days of Raja Jaipal who ruled over, among others, the territories of Bhatinda and Samana. It fell into the hands of Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Gauri after the conquest of Ajmer and Delhi and was entrusted to Qutb al-Din Aibak in 1192, along with the territories of Ghuram and Sunam.
While Samana is said to be a place of saints and scholars during the Mughal days, it is notorious also for its professional executioners, who served at Delhi and Sirhind. "Sayyad Jala-ud-Din", who executed Sikh guru Guru Teg Bahadur at Delhi in 1675 was from Samana. Beg brothers, who in 1705 mercilessly butchered the younger sons of Guru Gobind Singh, 6 years old Sahibzada Fateh Singh and 9 years old Sahibzada Zorawar Singh, also belonged to Samana. This hated town was therefore one of the first places to have been sacked by Banda Singh Bahadur. In 1710 AD Battle of Samana, he also killed infamous Mughal Governor of Sirhind Wazir Khan (real name Mirza Askari) who had ordered the execution of young kids of Guru Govind Singh. He had to give up Samana towards the end of 1710 AD when it was retaken by Mughals. Sikh retook it once again in 1742 AD under the leadership of Maharaja Ala Singh, the founder maharaja of the Patiala that ruled Patiala state, and was recognized as a part of Banda's territories by Ahamd Shah Durani.
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