Sadhaura

Sadhaura lies near the Himalayan foothills, on a route traditionally used by Hindu ascetics travelling to the Ganges. Its old mound and fort recall a long history of settlement, while the town's shrines include the fifteenth-century tomb of Shah Kumesh. Early coins found here range from those of the Kunindas to issues of the Hindu Shahis.

In the early eighteenth century Banda Singh Bahadur's Sikh forces defeated the local Mughal chief Usman Khan and took Sadhaura. Usman Khan was killed, the fort was destroyed and the town plundered. Banda Singh established a stronghold at nearby Lohgarh, which became associated with his campaigns against Mughal authority. Sadhaura also preserves the memory of Pir Budhan Shah, who had supported Guru Gobind Singh.