Tohana (Haryana) has had a rich history in
Sikhism and it is found in most of the references to
Banda Bahadur where Banda issued letters to
Malwa Sikhs to join him in his crusade against Wazir
Khan of Sarhind. It used to be a desert land until
the Bhakhra Nangal sub-branch brought a source of
irrigation for the town and neighbouring villages.
After this, Tohana developed into a major
agricultural hub.
Aryans at first on the banks of the rivers -the Saraswati and the Drishadvati, and in the course of their expansion covered a wider area of Hissar and Fatehabad. The area was probably included in the kingdom of Pandavas and their successors1. Panini mentions quite a few towns of the region-Aisukari, Taushayana (Tohana) and Rori which have been identified with Hissar, Tohana and Rori, respectively. According to Puranas, the areas of Fatehabad district remained a part of Nanda empire. The discovery of Ashokan pillars at Hissar and Fatehabad shows that the area of the district remained a part of Mauryan empire. The people of Agroha area assisted Chandra Gupta Maurya in the war against Greeks.
After the fall of the Mauryas and Sungas, the Agras along with the Yaudheys-the republican tribes of the region-asserted for their independence. The Agras settled in the region covering Agroha and Barwala. They issued coins from Agroha, the capital headquarters. As attested by the discovery of coin-moulds and terracottas, the region was a part of Kushan empire. According to A.S. Altekar, the Yaudheys made a second bid for independence towards the end of the second century A.D., came out successful in their venture and succeeded in freeing their home-land and ousting Kushans.
| Time zone: IST (UTC+5:30) | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Haryana |
| District(s) | Fatehabad |
| Population | 51,518 (2001) |
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Area • Elevation (AMSL) |
• 224 m (735 ft) |
Tohana and Hissar. Later these areas were placed
under the charge of Illias Beg, a Mughal noble of
Hansi. With the treaty of Surji Anjangaon 1803, the
British became the rulers of this area and Marathas
were vanquished forever. In November, 1884, the
Sirsa district was abolished and Sirsa tahsil after
the distribution of villages was formed . In 1889,
15 villages forming a detached block known as
Budhlada were transferred form Kaithal tahsil to
Fatehabad tahsil. The Barwala tahsil containing139
villages was abolished with effect from January 1,
1891 and its area was distributed between 3
contiguous tahsils ; 13 villages going to Hansi, 24
to Hissar and 102 to Fatehabad. At the same time 13
villages were transferred from Hissar tahsil to
Bhiwani tahsil and a sub-tahsil was established at
Tohana in Fatehabad tahsil. In 1923, the Tohana sub-tahsil
was transferred from Fatehabad to Hissar tahsil. In
1972, Tohana sub-tahsil was upgraded to tahsil. Two
sub-tahsils, one at Ratia of tahsil of Fatehabad and
other at Adampur of Hissar tahsil were created in
1979. By the end of 1978, the Hissar district
comprised 486 villages, divided between tahsils of
Fatehabad -166; Hissar-115, Hansi-119 and Tohana-86.
Fatehabad came into existence as a full-fledged
district with effect from 15-7-1997, now having
three sub-divisions, three tahsils and three sub-tahsils.
