“IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON LAND USE LAND COVER CHANGE: A CASE STUDY OF GURUGRAM”

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and threats to vulnerable groups. Identifying these changes and their impact on the environment can help us plan for future development and unprecedented growth.

1.2 HISTORY OF GURUGRAM:

Almost two millennia have passed as Gurgaon existed in a village forgettable rusticity, undocumented and overlooked by chroniclersIt seems that there is no record of "history", major events or changes, because it is in the shadow of a dynasty ruling from Delhi. Even the meticulous reporter of the Gurgaon regional newspaper that compiled the journal bulletin, the name Gurgaon is said to be the corruption of Gurugram, meaning the village of the spiritual leader. The traditional record is that Yudhisthira, the elder brother of pandav’s, gave the village to his Guru Dronacharya. In his memory, a tank still exists on the west side of the road leading to therailway station . It can be assumed that according to the size of the Maurya Dynasty, the area is still under the effective control of the Maurya Dynasty. "After the disintegration of the Mauryan dynasty, the invasion of foreign invaders like Daxia, Greeks, Parthians, Scythians, and Kushanas caused problems within the area." But soon, Yaudheya rose up and overthrew the Kushana government of the area between Satluj and Yamuna. They were first introduced by the powerful ruler of Saka Rudra Damman, then Samudra Guta, then the Huns deposed by Yasudama Vishnu Vadana of Mandasso, and finally Kanao, King Jesovaman of Jay. The The Gurgaon region was also part of the Hasha Empire in the first half of the 7th century and later became part of Gurgara Platy Haras. The Tomaras who laid the foundation for the Battle of Prati Haras and later independence were called Dilika, and the Gurgaon region was ruled by them in 736 AD. It was not until around 1156 AD that Visladeva Chahamana conquered Delhi. In the first Muslim invasion, the residents of the area are likely to experience ups and downs in fate at the hands of the next Muslim invader. In the past two centuries, the residents of the area strongly resisted Muslim rule. The history of the “region” in recorded the invasion of “villages” from the Mewat region, including the Gurgaon region, Mathura (UP) and parts of it. Some states of the former Alba and Bharatpur (Rajasthan) entered the territory of Delhi and launched punitive expeditions against them. Hasan Khan Khanzada was the leader of Mewat when Babar invaded. When he refused to give in, Babar led an expeditionary team against him. Hasan Khan was assassinated in 1527 and, his son Nahar Khan conquered the 8|P a g e


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