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Kanina Khas

human settlement

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 3, 2026
Entity authorityQ1320976 ↗
Source-derived summary

Kanina is a town and a subdivision in Mahendragarh district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is one of three administrative blocks of Mahendragarh district. It is in the Ahirwal region. It is a municipal committee of Kanina Subdivision in Mahendragarh district.

Demographics

Kanina is dominated by Yadav (Ahir) caste. Many Ahir are in the Indian Army.

History

Kanina is historical place which settled by Rao Kanha Ram in 13th Century. Rao Harjimal son Rao Har Sewak fought battle with Khanzadas of Mewat and defeated them. Brother of Rao Har Sewak Ghumani Ram fought famous battle of Mandan in 1770-1785 which was led by Mitra Sen Ahir . Kanina's ancient name was Kanana.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Kanina Khas” as human settlement. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1770, 1785—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Kanina, Khas and human can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as human settlement. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 3, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1320976. Authority coordinates are 28.290, 76.200. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1770 and 1785.

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This entry incorporates text from “Kanina Khas” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.