Page 19 - Lohgarh

Introduction

Lohgarh –Khalsa Rajdhani (in the present Yamuana Nagar district of
Haryana) is one of the most important places in Sikh history. From here
the flag of Sikh sovereignty was raised in 1710, by the great Sikh General-
Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. The cliometrics techniques used for new
historical reflection discoveries, evidences, facts, and its interpretations,
produces altogether a new history of Sikhism and Lohgarh Fort – the
Khalsa Rajdhani. It will serve as a potential new reference, not only for
Sikh history, but also the world history. After perusal of the Sikh history,
we come across three Lohgarh-Forts, which were built by Sikh Gurus at
different points of time. Under the leadership of the Sikh Gurus, it took
almost 70-80 years for establishing such a huge Fortification at Lohgarh.
The epicenter of Lohgarh Fort spread in more than 7000 acres; and
dozens of small Fortresses and Chowkis (army posts) were established
in the Shivalik hills in the present districts of Yamuna Nagar, Ambala
and Panchkula. Fortresses were set up right from Indri, Ladwa, Babain,
Shahbad, Barara, Ambala, Shahjadpur, Jagadhri, Sadhaura, Mustafabad,
Raipur Rani and Pinjore to deal with the aggression of the mammoth
army of the Mughals. Altogether this was made out to uproot the
Mughal Empire from the Indian Sub-Continent, who made emergence
atrocities to natives.
For making of such a huge Fortification a lot of fund was required
and therefore a common wealth was created by the Vanjara and the
Labana communities to raise funds for the construction of the Lohgarh
Fort. The tandas (halting places of the trade caravans of the Vanjaras,
which have now become villages) made special endeavours throughout