page_title: Ghasipura, Uttar Pradesh
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ghasipura, Uttar Pradesh / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Ghasipura Fort
context_page_description: Ghasipura is a village in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It is located on NH 58 between Muzaffarnagar and Meerut and is almost equidistant from New Delhi and Dehradun.
context_section_description: While the exact dates of the establishment of the village are unknown, it is estimated that the village was founded in the 1800s after Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh, “the chief landholder in the district [of Muzaffarnagar]", established a fort here. Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh belonged to one of the most prominent families in Western Uttar Pradesh — the Maulaheri Jats (Panwar gotra). 
  
  It is said that the fort was built for better administration of the area, as during the monsoon it was difficult for people on horses and elephants to cross the Kaali river that flowed between present day Ghasipura and Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh's primary residence, Maulaheri Palace. The original fort, which largely remains dilapidated, featured one gateway, five havelis and four watchtowers (burj) built according to Indian architecture. The descendants of Chaudhri Ghasiram Singh still reside in the village and around Muzaffarnagar.
caption: Aerial view of the Ghasipura Fort demarcating the original boundary.
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