Najafgarh
human settlement in India
Najafgarh is a town in the South West Delhi district of Delhi, India. It is one of the three subdivisions of the South West Delhi district. Najafgarh is located on the outskirts of NCT Delhi in south western part of Delhi sharing its territory limits with Gurgaon and Bahadurgarh, in Haryana.
History
Before the foundation of modern Najafgarh, the site was occupied by the town of Mas'ūdābād. Mas'ūdābād was listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana in sarkar Delhi. It was assessed at 2,809,156 dams in revenue and supplied a force of 30 cavalry and 30 infantry. It was described as having an old brick fort and a prominent Jat population.
Najafgarh was named after Mirza Najaf Khan (1723–1782) the commander-in-chief of the Mughal Army under the Emperor Shah Alam II. He marched several kilometres from the capital of Shahjahanabad to establish a military outpost, which would guard Delhi against attacks by British, Rohillas and Sikhs. He built a strong fort, in the suburbs beyond the capital city, and settled a small number of the Mughal here. That fort was later named Najafgarh.
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