History of Aligarh
Before the 18th century, Aligarh was known as Cole or Koil. The coal name covers not only the city but the entire district, although its geographical limit varies from time to time. The origin of the name is unclear. In some ancient texts, Cole is considered a tribe or caste, a place or mountain name and the name of the sage or demon. From the study of the location-nams of the district, it appears that the district was once covered quite well by the forest, ghats and groves. The early history of the district through the 12th century AD is unclear. According to Edwin T. Atkinson, Kol was named in the city by Balaram, who killed the great Asura (demon) Kole and reduced this part of Doab with the help of Ahir. In the second account, Atkinson told “legend” that the coal was established in 372 AD by the Rajputs of the Dor tribe. This can be further confirmed by the old fort, door fort, now in ruins, which is located in the city center.
Shortly before the Muslim invasion, Cole was organized by Dor Rajputs and was the head of Baran, the head of the door during Ghazni’s Mahmud. One reason to believe is that the Cole was once the seat of the Buddhist community because the idols of the Buddha and other Buddhist relics have been found in the excavation found in the reputation on which Koil’s stronghold was standing. It also showed Hindu remains that all possibilities included a Buddhist and a Hindu temple in the successor. In 11194 AD, Qutub-ud-Din Aybac went from Delhi to Koil, which is one of the “most celebrated forts of Hind” Was.
Qutub-ud-Din Ayub appointed Hisam-ud-Din Ullab as the first Muslim governor of Koil. Koil is also mentioned in Rihla of Ibn Battuta, when Ibn Battuta visited Koil city on the banks of Kambay (in Gujarat) in 1341 with 1541 with Ibn Battuta, with 15 ambassadors representing Mongol Emperor Ukhntu Khan of the Yuan dynasty of China. Went. Ibn Battuta seems to be in a very disturbing state when the maintenance of the embassy of the Emperor helped to relieve Jalali from the attacker bodies of Hindus and lost one of its officials in the fight. Ibn Batuta called Koil “a good city surrounded by mango groves”. Similar groves would have achieved the name of Sabzabad or “green country” by the environment of Koil. In the reign of Akbar, Koil was made and it included the squads of Maharahar, Kol Ba Haveli, Thana Farida and Akbarbad, Akbarand Jahangir went to coal on hunting campaign. Jahangir clearly refer to the forest of coal, where he killed the wolves.
At the time of Ibrahim Lodhi, Omar’s son was the governor of Muhammad Cole, built a fort in the coal and named the city after Muhammadgarh in 1524-25; And at the time of Farooq Siyar and Muhammad Shah, Governor of the region Sabit Khan rebuilt the old Lodi Fort and named the city named after Sabtgarh. The ruler of Koil was Bergujar Raja Rao Bahadur Singh, whose ancestors ruled the AD 1184 after the marriage of Raja Pratap Singh Bargajar, daughter of Koil Ajit Singh. With protection from Jai Singh of Jaipur, Jat ruler Suraj Mal and Muslim Army captured the fort of Koil in 1753, Bargujar Raja Bahadur Singh continued to fight with another fort under him and who is known as “Battle of Ghosar” She goes. It was named Ramgarh and finally, when Shia Commander Najaf Khan captured Cole, he gave it the present name of Aligarh. Aligarh Fort (also called Aligarh Fort), as today, was built by French engineers under the control of French officials Benoit de Bigne and Peron.
Establishment of Aligarh Muslim University (1875): – In 1875, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan established the Muhammad Anglo Oriental College in Aligarh and after Oxford and Cambridge universities, pattern was given to the college that he had visited England. Later it became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
Khereshwar Temple
Khereshwar Temple is located in Tajpur Rasulpur village and is one of the holiest temples in the region. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and its roof is made of metal and this temple is famous for beautiful architecture. Apart from Lord Shiva in the form of ‘Shivalingam’, the temple has many brass statues of other Hindu deities. Around the temple, there are a small pond and beautiful areas. The temple of Lord Shiva is located on the Khair bypass road, which connects the State Highway 22A and National Highway 91. Located at a distance of 5 kilometers from the city center, this temple is easily accessible in various ways of public transport.
