KANYA DAH- BILAS GARH BARAN

KANYA DAH- BILAS GARH

Bilasgarh, situated 45 km away from Baran city is in Kishanganj Tehsil ONCE UPON A TIME, IT WAS FAMOUS FOR BEING A WELL-DEVELOPED CITY , BUT WAS DESTROYED ON THE ORDERS OF MUGHAL EMPEROR, AURANGZEB. LEGENDS SAY THAT AURANGZEB WAS ATTRACTED TOWARDS THE PRINCESS OF KHECHI KINGDOM, THE RULERS OF BILASGARH, AND ORDERED HIS TROOPS  to bring her to him. The princess preferred death over being his queen, and hence, committed suicide. The place where she chose to end her life is now known as ‘Kanya Dah’. In retaliation to this act, Aurangzeb’s troops destroyed the entire city of Bilasgarh. It now lies in a desolate place inside a forest