Dadri

Dadri stands on the plains west of Delhi. Its name is associated with a lake called Dadur, and a local tradition tells of Bilhan Singh Lamba making his home here after witnessing a cow and a lion drinking together. Mughal rulers Akbar and Farrukhsiyar granted land in the area to local holders. In 1687, during Aurangzeb's reign, Lala Sita Ram built Shyamesar Lake. In 1806 Dadri passed to the Nawab of Jhajjar, who later built a fort in the town.