Kotla | |
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Town | |
  Kotla  Kotla | |
| Coordinates: 27°59′56″N 76°56′41″E / 27.99894°N 76.94483°E[1] | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Nuh |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Spoken | Urdu, Mewati |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Kotla is a historic village in Nuh district of Haryana, India. Located 7 km south of Nuh city in the scenic Aravalli Hills, Kotla was a stronghold of the Khanzadas of Mewat and seat of power of the Khanzada ruler Bahadur Nahar Khan. Its historical importance came from its strategic position: in a narrow valley with only one pass, and protected on the east by the large Dahar lake, when the lake was filled with water, the only way in was through a narrow strip of land between the lake and the hills.[2]
Kotla is listed in the Ain-i-Akbari as a pargana under the sarkar of Tijara, producing a revenue of 1,552,196 dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 700 infantry and 30 cavalry. It appears with the note "Has a brick fort on a hill on which there is a reservoir 4 kos in circumference."[3]