Badshahpur

Badshapur is a village and assembly constituency situated on the NH 248A (Gurugram-Sohna-Alwar) route within the Gurugram city of Haryana state in India at a distance of 9 km from the city centre. The constituency is dominated by Ahir/Yadav population, but residents also include Jats, Gujjars, Punjabis, Brahmins, Rajputs and Baniyas.[1] The village is named after the Badshahpur Fort, which in turn was the abode of the wife of mughal badshah Bahadur Shah Zafar.[2]

Badshapur Badshahpur
city
Country	India
State	Haryana
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	16,064
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	122101
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR
Website	haryana.gov.in

History

See also: History of Haryana and Jharsa

The history of Badshahpur dates back to medieval times. The paragana of Badshahpur-Jharsa was ruled by Begum Samru (b.1753 – d.1836).[3] It was later under the rule of Bahadur Shah Zafar.[2]

Fort Badshahpur

Fort Badshahpur was the palace of one of the wives of mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. The unprotected fort is in ruins and needs restoration.[4] It has been encroached by the people.[2]

Begum Samru Place

Begum Samru Place at Gurugram lies between Badshahpur-Jharsa. The paragana of Badshahpur-Jharsa was ruled by Begum Samru (b.1753 – d.1836) and she built a palace for herself between Badshahpur and Jharsa.[3] Her palace has been completely lost to encroachments. Palace building is located between Gurgaon and Jharsa village, much of which was used as district collector's residence or camp office. Built in Islamic style, the ruins of this palace survived till about 2008 in Gurgaon.[5]

Badshahpur Stepwell

Badshahpur Stepwell, built in 1905 by Mohan Lal and currently owned by his grandson Ved Prakash Mangla (c. 2018), is a stepwell on sector road near Sohna Road in Badshahpur in Gurugram.[2][6] It was built to conserve the water due to the crisis,[2] and also as a source of water for the domesticated animals.[6] Ansal University's Sushant School of Art and Architecture (SSAA) students conducted a research on it in 2005.[6]

The catchment area has been obliterated due to construction and encroachment.[2] The neglected unkempt flies-ridden stepwell is without any protective wall.[6] INTACH had offered to preserve the stepwell and also written to the Government of Haryana to reserve it.[2] INTACH could not preserve it due to lack of agreement on terms with the owner who wants to maintain it himself.[6]

In January 2018 SSAA and INTACH discovered that HUDA is in the process of constructing a road which might lead to the destruction of this stepwell.[2][6] HUDA officials agreed to review it and if needed will alter the road to avoid risk to the stepwell, deputy commissioner assured to have it preserved.[2][6]

Akhara Stepwell

Akhara Stepwell, also Alhara Baoli, is a stepwell in inside a functional akhara on the same road as the "Badshahpur Baoli", only few km away, in Badshahpur. Constructed with local materials, such as stone, all these baolis of Gurugram district have mixed Rajput-Jat-Mughal architectural style of 18th-20th centuries with Islamic pointed arches and cusped or segmental arches.[7] In 2018, activists filed the case against the church which tried to illegally grab and destroy this legally protected baoli through fraud.[8]

Dhumaspur Stepwell

Dhumaspur Stepwell, also Dhumaspur Baoli, is a 200 years old Zila Parishad-managed five-story stepwell on the "Jail Road" in Dhumaspur village near Badshahpur in Gurugram. If was built on 2 kanal land from the stones brought from Makrana and Jaipur mines.[8] In 2018, activists filed the case against the church which tried to illegally grab and destroy this legally protected baoli through fraud.[8]

Assembly constituency

Badshapur assembly constituency is dominated by Ahir voters which are nearly 35,000 in number.[9][10] Rakesh Daulatbad is the sitting MLA from Badshahpur.[11] Caste composition of Badshahpur is 32,000 Ahir/Yadavas, 15000 Jats, 10,000 Gujjars, 15,000 Brahmins, 14,000 Rajputs, 11,000 Punjabis and 10,000 Banias 7,000 Prajapati.[9][12]

Badshahpur is quite a large constituency it includes nurpur jharsa, Manesar, Farrukhnagar, and some urban areas of Gurgaon. Villages under Badshahpur are Palda, Sakatpur, Narsinghpur, Mohammadpur Jharsa, Sadhrana, Garhi, Harsaru, Palam Vihar, Mullaheda, Sector 15 Part 2,Sec - 67, Sec - 68, Gadoli, Naharpur, Rampur, Aklimpur, Kadipur, Sarhaul, Shikohpur, Teekli, sector 10A Daultabad, Dundahera, Wazirpur, Hamirpur, Jhund Sarai, Dhanawas, Dhorka, Bhawani Enclave, Dhana Manesar, Saidpur, Mohammadpur, Patli, Bhangrola, kankrola, hayatpur, Judola, Narsighpur, Nurpur, Baskusla Manesar, Chandan Nagar Dhani, Basai Enclave, Sikandarpur Ghosi, Nathupur, DLF Phase 3, Rail Vihar, Sector 57, Greenwood City Sector 45, Tigra, Darbaripur, Hasanpur, Begampur Khatola, DLF Phase 2, Dankot, Ikbal Pur, Kaliyawas, Sultanpur, Sikandarpur Ghosi, Darbaripur, Khandsa, Islampur, Jharsa, Nathupur, Palam Vihar, Ramgarh and Kherki Daula all significant landmarks of Gurgaon city fall under Badshapur assembly constituency.[13]

References

See also

• Leopards of Haryana
• Gurugram leopard and deer safari
• Haryana Tourism
• List of Monuments of National Importance in Haryana
• List of State Protected Monuments in Haryana
• List of Indus Valley Civilization sites in Haryana
• List of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries of Haryana, India
• Pinangwan
• Bandhwari
• Gurugram Airstrip

Citations

1. https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-badshahpur-aspires-to-be-on-growth-map/story-W482DB6FGjMPGHoOjPnkLJ.html
2. Intach writes to state, seeks preservation of 100-year-old stepwell, Hindustan Times, 20 January 2018.
3. Begum Samru Palace, Gurugram, Haryana Tourism.
4. Badshahpur Fort and Baoli, Haryana Tourism.
5. "A queen's magnificent church". The Indian Express. 2 September 2012.
6. Will history be buried for a road? A Gurgaon village waits, Indian Express, 18 January 2018.
7. Forgotten stepwells fine examples of our heritage, Hindustan Times, 16 September 2019. Both baolis in Badhshapur are nased on the square plan with three side steps and a rectangular single steps to move down into the baoli. A stepped pond was usually built near a temple and the stepped well was build on travel routes or the outskirts of towns by nobles, queens, rich traders and philanthropists of the community to provide drinking water to the passers-by.
8. The allegations of the ancient Bawdi disappearing on church management, Dainik Jagran, 11 January 2018.
9. "FG: High-Stakes Badshahpur". Fridaygurgaon.com. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
10. "BJP may name Gurgaon candidate after Modi visit". The Times of India. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
11. "Haryana Elections and Results- News and Updates on Chief Ministers, Cabinet and Governors". Elections.in. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
12. https://www.jagran.com/haryana/gurgaon-independent-candidate-rakesh-daulatabad-was-not-behind-in-any-round-19697067.html
13. "'Social workers' rule the roost in Badshapur". The Times of India. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2016.