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Kalanaur is a town and Municipal Commitee in Kalanaur Block Kalanaur Tehsil of Rohtak District.
It is historical town of Mahabharat Era where Sons of Raja Janmejay ruled. Emperor Janamejaya’s youngest brother Raja Nakay Rao established a kingdom at Kalanaur in Northern Punjab. Modern day political boundaries today locate Kalanaur City in the district of Rohtak in Haryana, India. The very name Jarral was adopted like other Rajputs did in different times after their apical ancestor, Raja Jir Rao, a Rajput direct descendant of Emperor Janamejaya and the Pandavas of the Mahabharata.
The Jarral Rajas ruled the state established by Raja Nakay Rao in Northern Punjab from its capital Kalanaur for over 350 years until Ghauris invaded Punjab and Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in 1192. The Rajas of Punjab though independent, had accepted Prithviraj Chauhan as their supreme leader to jointly fight invaders except for the Rathod Raja Jaichand of Kannauj. Since, Jarrals had accepted Islam after the defeat in 1192, their history from Kalanaur has been deliberately erased completely. Fortunately Mahakaleshwar Temple at Kalanaur and Mukeshwar Temple at Shahpur Kandi indicate that Kalanaur existed much before the two sisters Kala and Noor mentioned in the gazetteer as founder of Kalanaur .These two religious sites confirm Rajput rule over the area.
It is historical town of Mahabharat Era where Sons of Raja Janmejay ruled. Emperor Janamejaya’s youngest brother Raja Nakay Rao established a kingdom at Kalanaur in Northern Punjab. Modern day political boundaries today locate Kalanaur City in the district of Rohtak in Haryana, India. The very name Jarral was adopted like other Rajputs did in different times after their apical ancestor, Raja Jir Rao, a Rajput direct descendant of Emperor Janamejaya and the Pandavas of the Mahabharata.
The Jarral Rajas ruled the state established by Raja Nakay Rao in Northern Punjab from its capital Kalanaur for over 350 years until Ghauris invaded Punjab and Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in 1192. The Rajas of Punjab though independent, had accepted Prithviraj Chauhan as their supreme leader to jointly fight invaders except for the Rathod Raja Jaichand of Kannauj. Since, Jarrals had accepted Islam after the defeat in 1192, their history from Kalanaur has been deliberately erased completely. Fortunately Mahakaleshwar Temple at Kalanaur and Mukeshwar Temple at Shahpur Kandi indicate that Kalanaur existed much before the two sisters Kala and Noor mentioned in the gazetteer as founder of Kalanaur .These two religious sites confirm Rajput rule over the area.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalanaur,_Haryana
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Coordinates: 28°49'38"N 76°24'2"E
- Charkhi Dadri 28 km
- Gohana 45 km
- IMT Manesar 66 km
- Kundli 69 km
- Loni 82 km
- Sohna 88 km
- Khair 170 km
- Vrindavan 184 km
- Hathras 208 km
- Shikohabad 284 km
- Anaaj Mandi 0.9 km
- Jitpal Garden 2.4 km
- Ch. Gyan parkash Nandal Farmhouse 4.2 km
- khardi morh 4.7 km
- LAHALI RALIWAY STATION 5.3 km
- POUND 6.1 km
- WARD NO. 10 7.1 km
- Pound 8 km
- Rohtak District 24 km
- Jhajjar District 37 km
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