The origin of Ballabhgrah State itself goes back to 1705 and Ballabhgarh town and fort were founded in 1739 by Balram Singh. [3][citation needed] Ballabhgarh is named after its founder the chief Balram Singh, who held the surrounding country as a feudatory of Suraj Mal of Bharatpur, built the Nahar Singh Mahal fort and palace in 1739. [3][citation needed] In 2017, the government announced the renaming of several villages and towns based on the requests from villagers, including a name change ... Nahar Singh Mahal (Faridabad) Nahar Singh Mahal is located at Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district of Haryana.This fort was built by the forefathers of Jat Raja Nahar Singh around 1739 AD, and after whom Ballabgarh was named, the construction however continued in parts till about 1850. The fort is also known as Raja Nahar Singh Palace. Ballabhgarh is a large town in the southwest region of Faridabad. Ballabhgarh lies on National Highway 19 and is a prominent part of the Grand Trunk Road. It is close to Delhi, Faridabad, Gurgaon, and other popular localities. The locality also has metro connectivity via the Violet line of the Delhi Metro. Ballabhgarh is an excellent residential locality. It has all sorts of properties, including multi-story apartments, villas, bungalows, residential houses, builder-floor apartments ... Ballabhgarh State [edit] Ballabhgarh State, a princely state was founded by Tewatia Jats in 1705. [citation needed] The founder: Gopal Singh [edit] Gopal Singh, a Tewatia Jat, the founder of the princely state of Ballabgarh, migrated from Alwalpur village in 1705, and established himself at Sihi (5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Ballabhgarh ) after attacking the local Tyagi Brahman rulers there. Gopal Singh Tewatia of Sihi started establishing his power in Delhi, Khair and Mathura areas. He ...