Shahbad
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Shahabad Markanda शाहाबाद मारकंडा |
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 Shahabad Markanda
Shahabad Markanda
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| Coordinates: 30°10′N 76°52′E / 30.16°N 76.87°ECoordinates: 30°10′N 76°52′E / 30.16°N 76.87°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Haryana |
| District | Kurukshetra |
| Named for | Rishi Markandeya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| • Body | Municipal Committee |
| • President of MC | baldev raj chawla |
| • Member of Legislative Assembly | Krishan Kumar Bedi (Bhartiya Janta Party) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 42,607 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 136135 |
| Telephone code | 01744 |
| Vehicle registration | HR |
| Website | haryana |
Shahabad Markanda (Hindi: शाहाबाद मारकंडा) also Shahabad (Hindi: शाहाबाद), a town and a Municipal Committee in Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is situated on the left bank of the Markanda River, 20 km south of Ambala Cantonment and 22 km from the historical city Kurukshetra.
It has a historic gurdwara of those times and many temples including ‘Shri Markandeshwar Mahadev Shiv Mandir’, ‘Balasundri Mandir’, ‘Durga Mandir’.
The town was founded after the Battle of Tarain (Taraori) in 1192 by a general of Shahab-ud-din Muhammad Gauri. Historically it was a Muslim majority town. References were made to a fort during Mughal times. The fort was raided and sacked by Banda Singh Bahadur. It was pillaged by Babur for having assisted Ibrahim Lodhi. After partition most of the Muslims left, while Punjabis, Sikhs and Hindus from Pakistan were resettled there.
After the victory over Prithviraj Chauhan, Muhammad Gauri donated 52000 Bigha of land to his commander Qutb-ud-din Aibak. Mughal emperors Babur & Humayun also stayed there for some time. During the medieval period it had a fortified Sarai used by imperial officers and troops moving between Delhi and the Northern Provinces. It also had a resident garrison to guard the highway.
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