Explanation:

The present city of Hisar, one of the important cities of North India, is situated 164 kilometers west of Delhi on the National Highway No.10.

The city of Hisar was founded by a Muslim ruler, Firozshah Tughlaq in 1354 A.D. 'Hisar' is an Arabic word, which means 'Fort'. The city, which we know today as 'Hisar', was originally called 'Hisar Firoza (also Hisar-e-Firoza) or in other words, the 'Fort of Firoz'. But as the days rolled by, the very word 'Firoza' was dropped from its original name.

It was here that the very first evidence of the presence of man was discovered with the excavation of Agroha, Banawali and Kunal. All of these were the pre-Harappan settlements, bringing for us the very first images of pre-historic times. The presence of the pillar in Hisar fort belonging to the time of Emperor Ashoka (234 A.D.), originally from Agroha and the discovery of coins of the Kushan Kings throw light on important facets of ancient India.