Lohgarh (Bilaspur) 2.2

Lohgarh is a historic town in Bilaspur tehsil of Yamunanagar district of Haryana in India. It was the capital of the Sikh state under Banda Singh Bahadur from 1710 to 1716.LocationIt is situated on an elevated summit at the steps of Himalayas, about halfway between Nahan in Himachal Pradesh and Sadaura in Haryana about 21 miles from Sadaura, it could be approached only by curly rocks and ravines.From Chandigarh to Raipur Rani, Sadhaura, Bilaspur, Haryana, Kapal Mochan, Lohgarh Sahib. From other parts of Haryana of Uttar pradesh, proceed to Sadhaura.HistoryNeed for Lohgarh fort araised, just after martyrdom of Guru Arjan. The fifth Sikh Guru, was arrested under the orders of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir and was asked to convert to Islam. He refused, was tortured and executed in 1606 CE. Guru Hargobind, was the sixth of the Sikh gurus. He was eleven years old when he became Guru on 30 May 1606, after the execution of his father, Guru Arjan, by the Mughal emperor Jahangir. He is remembered for initiating a military tradition (Miri and Piri) within Sikhism to resist Islamic persecution and protecting the freedom of religion..