Hisar (pronunciation ⓘ), also known as Hissar, is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district in the state of Haryana in northwestern India.
The present city of Hisar, one of the important cities of North India, is located at 2905’5”north latitude and 75045’55” east longitudes. It is situated one hundred sixty four kilometers west to Delhi on the National Highway number nine.
When Mughal emperor Babur invaded India in the 1524-26, Hisar was an important strategic center of Ibrahim Lodhi’s empire. Before the battle of Panipat in 1526, on reaching the Ghaggar, Babur learnt that the troops from Hisar, led by Hamid Khan, were advancing towards him.
This interesting and unusual mosque is located inside the palace complex of Firoz Shah at Hisar, and is actually the best maintained of all the buildings in the complex.
Hisar was founded in 1356 by Fīrūz Shah Tughluq and later became an important Mughal centre. Depopulated in the 18th century, it was occupied later in the century by the British adventurer George Thomas.
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Originating and radially spreading from Rakhi Garhi, Hisar is the cradle of 8000 years old Indus Valley Civilization, that is also the home of Ashoka's pillar, Feroz Shah's fort complex, museums, 3 universities and centre of steel production.
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