Shodapur

Shodapur
Location of Shodapur in Haryana
General information
Coordinates	29°23′N 76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°ECoordinates: 29°23′N 76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°E

Shodapur or Saudapur is a village in Panipat district of the Haryana state in India. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556 between the forces of Akbar and Hemu, a Hindu king of Delhi.^[1][2] In the battle, a wounded Hemu was captured by Shah Quli Khan and carried to the Mughal camp at Shodapur on Jind Road at Panipat where he was beheaded.

After a few years, Hemu's supporters, constructed a Samadhi (Hindu shrine) over the place where he was beheaded. The place and its surroundings have been slowly encroached upon by the local muslim people who have converted it into a Muslim durgah. This is the only memorial of Hemu in Panipat but it is in a bad condition.

Gallery

• Hemu's smadhi encroached by Muslims, turned into a durgah and painted green

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  Hemu's Samadhi Sthal place beheading of Raja Hemu at village Shodapur
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  Smarat Hemu Bhargava - Victor of Twenty Two Pitched Battles
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  Portuguese colonial architecture in Hemu's Haveli in Rewari, which was renovated in 1540, when Hemu became 'Market Superintendent' in Delhi.
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  Agra Fort, won by Hemu in 1553, recaptured from Humayun in 1556, before capturing Delhi.
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  Gwalior Fort, from where Hemu launched most of the attacks during 1553-56, for his 22 battle victories.

See also

• Kabuli Bagh Mosque
• Ibrahim Lodhi's Tomb
• Panipat Places Of Interest

References

1. Richards, John F., ed. (1995) [1993]. The Mughal Empire. The New Cambridge History of India (7th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780521566032. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
2. Kolff, Dirk H. A. (2002). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. Cambridge University Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780521523059. Retrieved 2013-05-29.