Qila Mubarak Bathinda

Qila Mubarak (Bathinda)

Qila Mubarak  is a historical monument in the heart of the city of Bathinda in Punjab, India. It has been in existence from 90-110 AD in its current place. It was here that Razia Sultan, the first woman to take charge of the Delhi throne was incarcerated on her defeat and dethroned. The bricks of the fort date back to the Kushana period when emperor Kanishka ruled over Northern India/Bactria. Raja Dab, along with emperor Kanishka, is believed to have built the fort..

History

Year	Event
50,000 BC	Stone tools such as the hand axe were developed in northern ancient India; artifacts have been found in the modern Bathinda district.
40,000 BC	People begin living in man-made shelter huts in northern Punjab and central Asia (Bactria)
7000 BC	Evidence of people growing barley in this area and raising sheep, goats. People begin living in mud-brick dwellings in villages; some of which are still in existence.
5500 BC	Inhabitants learn to make pottery from burnt clay, a technique that is scarce but still alive today.
3000 BC	Farming villages begin appearing in the Bathinda area, most of which still exist today.
2600 BC	Farmers in the area make use of the plough; exactly as it is still used in some Bathinda areas today.
1500 BC	Cities of the area are abandoned but the rural villages thrive and survive; Indo-Aryans arrive in the area.
800 BC	Indo-Aryans spread in the area and begin clear-cutting forests
600 BC	Area inhabitants begin use of elephants in warfare.
125 BC	A Scythian tribe known as Sakas invaded Punjab from Baluchistan and Sind.
15 AD	The Kushan Kingdom was restored in the area.
90-110AD	Emperor Kanishka and Raja Dab built it.
179 AD	Bathinda town was established by Bhatti Rao.
1004 AD	Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni captured it.
1045 AD	Pir Hazi Rattan settled here for meditation.
1189 AD	Sultan Mohammed Ghori captured it.
1191 AD	Emperor Prithvi Raj Chauhan recaptured it.
1240 AD	Razia Sultan imprisoned here.
1515 AD	Guru Nanak Dev visited this place.
1665 AD	Guru Teg Bahadur visited this place.
1705 AD	Guru Gobind Singh visited this place.
1835 AD	Maharaja Karam Singh built a Gurdwara here.

 

 

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