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Jahaj Haveli of #DewanTodarMal Ji.
A Dewan in the Court of
Nawab #WazirKhan of Sirhind,Governor of #Sirhind #Punjab During #MughalEmpire.
Jahaj Haveli of #DewanTodarMal Ji.
A Dewan in the Court of
Nawab #WazirKhan of Sirhind,Governor of #Sirhind #Punjab During #MughalEmpire.
he is remembered for buying a small piece of land at a very huge price saying the world's costliest land ever bought for the cremation of the dead bodies of Mata Gujri, the mother and Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh, the two younger sons of 10th Sikh Guru,
Guru Gobind Singh in 1704 A.D, by paying an exorbitant price to the Wazir Khan Governor Of Sarhind. He had to cover the whole piece of land with gold coins (ashrafis) in a vertical position, as he was asked to vertically place gold coins on the land and only that much
land was given to him which he could cover with gold coins. He later also made arrangements for their cremation.
Well at Haveli Todar Mal, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab,
Ruins of Haveli Todar Mal, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab,
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