Shodapur
# Shodapur

Shodapur is a village in Panipat district of the Haryana state in India. The Second Battle of Panipat was fought on 5 November 1556 between the forces of Akbar and Hemu, a Hindu king of Delhi. 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.

After a few years, Hemu's supporters, constructed a Samadhi (Hindu shrine) over the place where he was beheaded. The place and its surroundings have been slowly encroached upon by the local Muslim people who have converted it into a Muslim durgah. This is the only memorial of Hemu in Panipat but it is in a bad condition.

## Gallery

* Hemu's Samadhi Sthal place beheading of Raja Hemu at village Shodapur
* Smarat Hemu Bhargava - Victor of Twenty Two Pitched Battles
* Portuguese colonial architecture in Hemu's Haveli in Rewari, which was renovated in 1540, when Hemu became 'Market Superintendent' in Delhi.
* Agra Fort, won by Hemu in 1553, recaptured from Humayun in 1556, before capturing Delhi.
* Gwalior Fort, from where Hemu launched most of the attacks during 1553–56, for his 22 battle victories.
