Page 277 - Lohgarh

Pictures of Some of the 52 Bastions of Lohgarh

These bas ons were constructed in the present district of Karnal, Kurukshetra ,
Ambala , YamunaNagar and Panchkula , to check the advance of the Mughal
army (list of these bas on in Appendix). As already discussed, these villages
were inhabited by the Vanjara Sikhs. Bhai Lakhi Rai Vanjara selected the
loca ons for establishing them. This region is flood prone as number of rivulest
flow down the Shivalik Hills. The Vanjaras raised the plinth of villages up to 20
to 30 feet high and then construc on was carried out. These villages were
having trading and manufacturing units leading to genera on of heavy
revenue. Guru Arjun Sahib established 52 trading centres (Kitas) at Amritsar
and it is quite possible that these trading centres were shi ed to Lohgarh
during the me of Guru Har Gobind Sahib. A er perusal of archeology and
circumstances it is believed that these village were turned into forts in the early
18th century.

Village Leda Khas, Tahsil Chhchhrauli ,Yamuna Nagar. (30°14'47.08"N, 77°19'47.51"E)

Sadhaura Village Sarawa Village, Tahsil Sadhaura
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