Walter Reinhardt Sombre (born Walter Reinhardt or Reinert; c. 1725 – 4 May 1778) was a European adventurer and mercenary in India from the 1760s. Early life Sombre is thought to have been born in Strasbourg or Treves. His birthplace and nationality, being given in various sources as Austrian, French, German, Luxemburger, or Swiss, are uncertain. Another version is that he was born in a village called Simmern near Trier (Treves). Only one
Surajkund is an ancient reservoir of the 10th century located on Southern Delhi Ridge of Aravalli range in Faridabad city of Haryana state about 8 km (5 mi) from South Delhi. Surajkund (literally ‘Lake of the Sun’) is an artificial Kund (‘Kund’ means “lake” or reservoir) built in the backdrop of the Aravalli hills with an amphitheatre shaped embankment constructed in semicircular form. It is said to have been built by the king
Teekli is a village in Sohna Mandal, Gurgaon District, Haryana state, India. It is 33.85 km south of India’s capital New Delhi and lies in the foothills of the Aravali Mountains. It has a population of about 17,234 (approx) persons living in around 1,390 households. Teekli is dominated by Yadavs. In late 1950s a few hundred Yadavs from Teekli moved to establish
The Tomara dynasty (also called Tomar dynasty in modern vernaculars due to schwa deletion) ruled parts of present-day Delhi and Haryana in India during 8th-12th century. Their rule over this region is attested to by multiple inscriptions and coins. In addition, much of the information about them comes from medieval bardic legends. They belonged to the Tomar clan of the Rajputs. They were displaced by the Chahamanas of Shakambhari in
An urban forest is a forest, or a collection of trees, that grow within a city, town or a suburb. In a wider sense, it may include any kind of woody plant vegetation growing in and around human settlements. As opposed to a forest park, whose ecosystems are also inherited from wilderness leftovers, urban forests often lack amenities like public bathrooms, paved paths, or sometimes clear
‘Shikohpur is a Yadav village in Gurgaon Mandal in Gurgaon District in Haryana State, India. Other villages in the area include Chandu. Main language of this village is Ahirvati. Shikohpur Village Coordinates: 28.367°N 76.977°E Country India State Haryana Division Gurgaon division District Gurgaon district Languages • Official Hindi Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST) PIN 122004 ISO 3166 code IN-HR Vehicle registration HR
Sohna is a town and a Municipal Council in the Gurgaon district of Haryana, India. A popular tourist weekend and conference retreat, it is on the highway from Gurgaon to Alwar near a vertical rock. Sohna is known for its hot springs and Shiva temple. Sohna tehsil is part of Ahirwal Region. Major communities in Sohna are Rajputs, Ahirs, Gujars, Jats, and Muslim Gujjar . Gurgaon district is divided into 4 sub-divisions each headed by a Sub-Divisional Magistrate
The Sayyid dynasty was the fourth dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, with four rulers ruling from 1414 to 1451 for 37 years. The first ruler of the dynasty, Khizr Khan, who was the Timurid vassal of Multan, conquered Delhi in 1414, while the rulers proclaimed themselves the Sultans of the Delhi Sultanate under Mubarak Shah, which succeeded the Tughlaq dynasty and ruled the Sultanate until they were displaced by
Sakatpur is a village in Kiraoli Tehsil of Agra District of Uttar Pradesh in India. Agra district topics History Akbar Mughal empire United Provinces of Agra and Oudh Cities and towns Achhnera Agra Azizpur Bah Barhan Dayalbagh Dhanauli Etmadpur Fatehabad Fatehpur Sikri Jagner Kheragarh Kiraoli Nainana Jat Pinahat Shamsabad Swamibagh Villages Chamrauli Barara Barauli Ahir Barhan Bateshwar Beesalpur Bichpuri Chhai Pokhar Daultabad Dhimsiri Digrauta
The Sahibi river, also called the Sabi River, is an ephemeral, rain-fed river flowing through Rajasthan, Haryana (where its canalised portion is called the “Outfall Drain No 8”) and Delhi states in India. It originates in the eastern slopes of the Saiwar Protected Forest (PF) hills in Sikar District, enters Jaipur district near the foot of these hills, and after initially flowing southeast and