It is one of the very few Districts in India with the name of the District different from the name of the main town in the District. In the beginning, the town was controlled by Jogis. Till the consequent of Mohammedan, Rathor Rajputs rules the town and the adjoining areas. Narnaul was also closely associated with the Sur-Afgans, Sher Shah’s grandfather, Ibrahim Khan, came here first. After his de
ath Hasan Khan, father of Sher Shah Suri, the supplanter of Humayun, became the Jagirdar of Narnaul. After the Second Battle of Panipat, Akbar gifted the Jagir to Shah Quli Khan Mahram who arrested Hemu, the famous warrior general of Rewari. To effect reforms in the mint, Akbar visited Narnaul along with Raja Todar Mal and Khawaja Shah Mansur. The Jalali coin was issued by Akbar from Narnaul Birbal also used to visit this town. Birbal’s Chatta stands to this day reminding the visits of Birbal, one of the nine jewels (Navratans) of the Great Mughal, Akbar. During the time of tyrant Aurangzeb, the Satnami Sadhus revolted against the suppression caused by the Muslim Jagirdar. The revolt took the form of a serious communal riot. Satnamis, after killing the Muslim Faujdar, occupied the town. The imperial forces stationed here took to their heels. To quell this riot Aurangzeb himself had to come with a large contingent. Some time later, the Nawab of Narnaul, Taherbeg, kidnapped a Hindu Satnami girl. The Satnamis then fought with Nawab Taherbeg and killed him.
“Satnamis Sat se lare, Lekar hath me Teg, Narnaul ka gorve, mara diya Teherbeg.”
The main town of the district of Mohindergarh, Narnaul dates back to the Mahabharata era as Nar Rashtra according to legend. Another legend puts it to be about 900 years old where lions roamed free in the jungles surrounding the town. These lions gave the town the name Naharnaul (Fear of Lions). According to yet another legend, Raja Launkaran named it Narlaun after his wife.
-Tourist Attractions-
1. JAL MAHAL
2. DHOSI HILLS
3. CHATTA RAI BAL MUKUND DASS, Known as "BIRBAL KA CHHATTA"
4. CHOR GUMBAD
5. SHAHKULI KHAAN KA MAKBARA
6. CHHOTA BADA TAALAAB
7. BAJRANGBALI (KHALDA TEMPLE)
8. MAA CHAMUNDA DEVI TEMPLE
9. BABA HAMJA PEER DARGAAH
