1806 Settlement Estates

Princely States

Dujana

Dujana traces it's origin to a certain Malik Rahmat of Buner who came to the area as a part of the army of Timur Lang. He settled down in a village close to Jhajjar and on the invitation of Baba Durjan Shah, a fakir, his descendants shifted to Dujana, a village founded by Durjan Shah. From then on, they worked in the Muslim Armies of the Delhi Sultanates in some low ranks and the first name of note in the family is Abdul Samad Khan who took service under the Marathas. However, his support to the British in the Maratha War against Yeswant Rao Holkar in 1806 led to the British granting him estates in the area. This is a part of eight estates granted to loyal supporters of the British – Dujana, Loharu, Pataudi, Dadri, Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh, Farrukhnagar and Ballabhgarh five of which lapsed. However, the British made it clear that he will have to rule without their help and after his son and son-in-law were killed trying to enforce his writ, he surrendered the whole of estate amounting to half of Rohtak district keeping with him a small estate around Dujana. On his death, his dead son's son Muhammad Amir Khan contested the accession of his uncle Dunde Khan but was bribed off through a pension. Being close to the tottering Mughal edifice, Dujana was cool towards the British during 1857 Rebellion but however, wasn't annexed like Jhajjar and Bahadurgarh. In 1947, the last ruler Iqtidar Ali Khan left to Pakistan after acceding the state to India.