India

Lohgarh (Bilaspur)

Sikh hill fort and early 18th‑century capital, Haryana

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Lohgarh is a historic town in Bilaspur tehsil of Yamunanagar district of Haryana in India. It was the capital of First Sikh State under Baba Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716.

Paleolithic
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Iron Age
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Battle of Chappar Chiri

10 May 1710

Massa Ranghar killed

11 August 1740

Capture of Sirhind

12 May 1710

Early construction begun

c. 1620s

Death of Guru Gobind Singh

1708

Campaigns of 1709

1709

Minting of Khalsa currency

c. 1710–1715

Banda Singh establishes capital

February 1710

Banda departs Lohgarh

1715

Demolition of the fort begins

1716

Demolition completed

1739

Modern road access improved

2018

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Country

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Coordinates

30.43° N, 77.41° E