Established in 15th April 1516 A.D by Rao Chandaji, Balunda has has a glorious past, Which is reflected in its stepwell and chaukan archways which are worth a visit
The castle is a modest affair with imposing gateways leads to a huge courtyard & there is several impressive towers with stone carved jarokha’s,Its central location offer the facility of entire Merta region,
Yes i know about it. Mohkam Singh of Balunda was with Durgadas Rathore. He assisted him and the queens of Jaswant singh in fleeing Delhi against the wishes of Aurangzeb.He exchanged some of the childrens from his family for Jaswant Singh's sons who were heir to the throne of Jodhpur. The children from Mohkam Singh's family were left behind and Aurangzeb believed them to be Jaswant Singh's sons. They were converted to Islam later.
The nurturing of the head of the Rathod clan in Aurangzeb's staunchly muslim household was not acceptable to the clan. It is said that crown prince Ajit Singh along with his mother was staying at a place called "Bhuli Bhatiyari" near Jhandewalan of modern Delhi. Durgadas and others of the delegation resolved upon smuggling Ajit Singh out of Delhi. Durgadas and his 300 men, notable among them Thakur Mokam singh Balunda and Mukand Das Khichi made a plan. According to the plan Mokam Singh Balunda's wife Bagheliji put her infant girl, in place of Ajit Singh. As they approached the outskirts of the city, the mughal guards fell in hot pursuit and Durgadas and his companions had to make their escape while fighting hand-to-hand battle with the much larger mughal army. Every so often, some 15-20 Rajputs would fall behind to check the mughal pursuers, in the process getting themselves killed. In this battle Mokam singh Balunda, his son Hari singh Balunda got injured, but they managed to keep distance between the forward party and the Mughals. Among them Mokam singh Balunda's wife Bagheli Rani This continued till the evening; Durgadas was left with just seven men out of the 300 he started with, but he managed to escape with the infant Ajit Singh to safety to Balunda. Mokam Singh's wife Bagheliji kept Maharaja Ajit singh at Balunda for almost one year, Later, he was moved to the safety of Aravali hills near Abu Sirohi, a remote town on the southern fringes of Marwar, and grew up in anonymity.
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Yes i know about it. Mohkam Singh of Balunda was with Durgadas Rathore. He assisted him and the queens of Jaswant singh in fleeing Delhi against the wishes of Aurangzeb.He exchanged some of the childrens from his family for Jaswant Singh's sons who were heir to the throne of Jodhpur. The children from Mohkam Singh's family were left behind and Aurangzeb believed them to be Jaswant Singh's sons. They were converted to Islam later.
The nurturing of the head of the Rathod clan in Aurangzeb's staunchly muslim household was not acceptable to the clan. It is said that crown prince Ajit Singh along with his mother was staying at a place called "Bhuli Bhatiyari" near Jhandewalan of modern Delhi. Durgadas and others of the delegation resolved upon smuggling Ajit Singh out of Delhi. Durgadas and his 300 men, notable among them Thakur Mokam singh Balunda and Mukand Das Khichi made a plan. According to the plan Mokam Singh Balunda's wife Bagheliji put her infant girl, in place of Ajit Singh. As they approached the outskirts of the city, the mughal guards fell in hot pursuit and Durgadas and his companions had to make their escape while fighting hand-to-hand battle with the much larger mughal army. Every so often, some 15-20 Rajputs would fall behind to check the mughal pursuers, in the process getting themselves killed. In this battle Mokam singh Balunda, his son Hari singh Balunda got injured, but they managed to keep distance between the forward party and the Mughals. Among them Mokam singh Balunda's wife Bagheli Rani This continued till the evening; Durgadas was left with just seven men out of the 300 he started with, but he managed to escape with the infant Ajit Singh to safety to Balunda. Mokam Singh's wife Bagheliji kept Maharaja Ajit singh at Balunda for almost one year, Later, he was moved to the safety of Aravali hills near Abu Sirohi, a remote town on the southern fringes of Marwar, and grew up in anonymity.
I from balunda village and im very proud of me to born in such an incredible and glourious place . It left Very impressive footprint in history .
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