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Gohana Haryana Travel Guide

Gohana in olden times was called Gavambhavana and was a place (if piligrimage. The place is said to be the i.ite of a fort built by Prithviraj Chauhan, which was named Daryapur after one of his chiefs. This fort was destroyed by iihori when he defeated Prithviraj in 1192 AD. Later the place was occupied by I agabrahmana's, the district record of 1861 speaks of the town owing its  xistance to a Rajput and a bania. Both if them were converted to Islam in 1238 -:t9 and allowed to setle at Gohana.  It was till recently a tehsil of liohtak. It has now been made a part of !lie new district of Sonepat.