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Recapture of Bhatner and the Founding of Hanumangarh(1804 – 1805)

Bikaner besieged and took Bhatner fort from Zabte Khan Bhati in 1804-05 after five months, renaming it Hanumangarh for the day of its fall.

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What you need to know

Bikaner troops besieged Bhatner fort held by Zabte Khan Bhati
  • The siege lasted five months and two days
  • The fort fell in 1805 and was taken for Bikaner
  • Renamed Hanumangarh because it fell on a Tuesday, the day sacred to Hanuman
  • Bhatner had been contested between Bikaner and its neighbours since Rao Bika's time

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      Commanding ruler

      Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner

      38 yrs at this event

      Commanding ruler

      38 yrs at event

      Maharaja Surat Singh of Bikaner

      Seventeenth ruler of Bikaner, 1787–1828. Took the throne through the disputed deaths of 1787, recaptured Bhatner as Hanumangarh, provoked a general thakur revolt, and concluded the 1818 treaty bringing Bikaner under British protection.

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      SIEGE_TARGET

      Hanumangarh

      SIEGE_TARGET

      Hanumangarh

      Fort town on the Ghaggar in northern Rajasthan, the medieval Bhatner. Retaken by Bikaner in 1804 and renamed Hanumangarh.

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      SEAT_OF_POWER

      Bikaner

      SEAT_OF_POWER

      Bikaner

      Walled desert city founded in 1488 by Rao Bika; capital of Bikaner State until 1947.

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      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Bikaner (Rathor Kingdom)

      Rathor Rajput kingdom of the Thar desert. Watan-jagir vassal of the Mughals from 1570 under Rai Singh.

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    Start
    1804
    End
    1805
    Tags
    Bikaner, Bhatner, Hanumangarh, Surat Singh, siege, 1805

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    Start
    1804
    End
    1805
    Tags
    Bikaner, Bhatner, Hanumangarh, Surat Singh, siege, 1805

    Significance · REGIONAL

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