Shodapur is a village in Panipat district of the Haryana state in India. [1] The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556 between the forces of Akbar and Hemu, a Hindu king of Delhi.[2][3] In the battle, a wounded Hemu was captured by Shah Quli Khan and carried to the Mughal camp at Shodapur on Jind Road at Panipat where he was beheaded.[4]

Shodapur
Shodapur is located in Haryana
Shodapur
Location of Shodapur in Haryana
Shodapur is located in India
Shodapur
Shodapur (India)
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Coordinates29°23′N 76°58′E / 29.39°N 76.97°E / 29.39; 76.97

After a few years, Hemu's supporters constructed a Samadhi (Hindu shrine) over the place where he was beheaded. This is the only memorial of Hemu in Panipat. Plans to repair the shrine began in 2019.[5]

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  1. ^ "Shodapur on the map of India, location on the map, exact time". ph.maptons.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  2. ^ Richards, John F., ed. (1995) [1993]. The Mughal Empire. The New Cambridge History of India (7th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 13. ISBN 9780521566032. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. ^ Kolff, Dirk H. A. (2002). Naukar, Rajput, and Sepoy: The Ethnohistory of the Military Labour Market of Hindustan, 1450-1850. Cambridge University Press. p. 163. ISBN 9780521523059. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Hemu: A National Freedom Fighter & the Hero of 2nd battle of Panipat | Panipat, Haryana | India". Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  5. ^ "King Hemu's 'haveli' set to get a facelift". The Tribune. 15 July 2019.