Tirawari
Tirawari, 1908
This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS. |
Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts.Many units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.
Azamabad-i-Talawari, the Tarain of the earlier Muhammadan historians. — Village in the District and tahsiloi Karnal, Punjab, situated in 29° 48' N. and 76° 59' E., 14 miles south of Thanesar and 84 north of Delhi, on the Delhi-Umballa-Kalka Railway. Tirawari is identified as the scene of Muhammad of Ghor's defeat by Prithwi Raj (Rai Pithora), the Chauhan king of Ajmer, in 1191, and of the former's victory over that king in 1192. In 1216 Taj-ud-din Yalduz, who had made himself master of the Punjab, advanced against Shams-ud-din Altamsh, but was defeated by the latter near Tarain. It derives its modern name of Azamabad from Azam Shah, son of Aurangzeb, who was born in the town. In 1739 Nadir Shah occupied the place, then a fortified town, after battering its walls, and marched to encounter Muhammad Shah. A great rabdt or fortified sarai still exists at Tirawari, and the walls round the village are in excellent preservation.
