The State of Haryana

First Online: March 01, 2001
Page Last Updated: September 02, 2026

Brief History of Haryana

The region of Haryana is mentioned as Brahmavarta in the Manusmruti, and the name Haryana evokes memories of mythology and history. On the banks of the river Saraswati, the rishis (sages) in their yogic trance perceived the hymns of the Vedas. At Kurukshetra, the epic battle of Mahabharata was fought. At Thanesar rule Harshavardhana 1400 years ago. His was the last Hindu empire. After him the country remained divided into regional kingdoms till the Tomara Rajputs established themselves in Delhi. Around 1000 A.D. Mahmud Ghazani invaded India and plundered Thanesar. That tempted other invading armies to march on its soil in the following centuries.

See Also:

• Tales and pictures of  the Mahabharata epic at Kamat's Potpourri
• Uttar Pradesh

See Research Abstracts on Haryana

• Impact of brick kilns on land use/landcover changes around Aligarh city, India.
  by Singh, Abha Lakshmi and Sarfaraz Asgher, Mohammed
  in Habitat International
• Bhagwanpura: A Late Harappan Site in Haryana Indus Civilization Sites in India: New Discoveries, edited by Dilip K. Chakrabarti,
  by Joshi, Jagat Pati
  in Marg
• A Medieval Mansion (at Narnaul)
  by Parihar, Subhash
  in Marg
• The Haryana You Do Not Know
  by Kamath M.V
  in The Illustrated Weekly of India
• Haryana
  by Bedi S.V
  in The Illustrated Weekly of India
• Pre-Historic Haryana
  by Bisht, R.S. and Anand Mulk Raj
  in Marg
• Origin and Development of Embroidery in Our Land (India)
  by Chattopadhyaya, Kamaladevi
  in Marg
• Tax Efficiency in Selected Indian States
  by Raghbendra Jha, M. S. Mohanty, Somnath Chatterjee, and Puneet Chitkara
  in Empirical Economics
• Tax efficiency in selected Indian states
  by Jha Raghbendra, Mohanty M.S., Chatterjee Somnath, and Chitkara Puneet
  in Empirical Economics