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Sultanpur History: The story of the king of Hasanpur state in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh is quite interesting, about whom it is said that whoever he applied tilak with the toe of his left foot became a king. Let us know the secret behind this story.
Sultanpur: India is a land which created the kingdoms of many kings and Maharajas and also destroyed the kingdoms of many arrogant kings and Maharajas. Some similar stories are found related to kings, which are very difficult to believe, but their reality forces us to believe. One such story is about the king of Hasanpur princely state in Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, about whom it is said that whoever he applied tilak with the toe of his left foot would become a king, so let us know what is this story.
This is the story of applying tilak
While talking to Local 18, Kunwar Masood Ali, a descendant of the Hasanpur princely state, tells that between 1540 and 1545 AD, when Sher Shah Suri ascended the throne after defeating Humayun, while inspecting the Grand Tank Road, he moved towards Awadh with Lav Lashkar. During this, he entered Narwalgarh which is currently called Hasanpur. Here he received a grand welcome from the local king. Seeing the welcome, Sher Shah Suri was very happy and expressed his desire to give something to the king of Narwar Garh, but the king of Narwar Garh refused to ask for anything.
This is how he got the status of king
When Sher Shah expressed his desire to give a tip, the king of Narwalgarh refused to accept the tip. Then Sher Shah gave him the status of ‘Badshah-e-Doyam’ and said that now the king of this state who applies tilak to anyone with the toe of his left foot will get the status of a king. Since then this tradition has been going on in this state.
The history of this state has been revolutionary
Narwar Garh, which is now known as Hasanpur State, has a revolutionary history. In the war of 1857, this princely state fought with the British. Hasan Ali Khan, a descendant of this princely state, presented such a formidable challenge to the British with his huge army that at one point their feet were uprooted. However, this princely state had to pay a heavy price for the British.
