Buria is a small town that was once a municipal committee but is now part of the Yamunanagar Nagar Nigam. It is located along the banks of the Western Yamuna Canal, about 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) from Jagadhri city and 8 kilometers from the Jagadhri railway station. Buria was historically ruled by the Jats of the Mannan clan from 1764 until 1947.
### History
Buria is home to Buri Fort, which includes the Rang Mahal (pleasure palace) believed to have been used by Emperor Humayun during his hunting trips in the Shivalik forests. Some sources associate the Rang Mahal with Birbal, the renowned advisor to Emperor Akbar, as evidenced by the presence of Birbal Dwar (Birbal Gate) in the village.
During the British Raj, Buria was captured by the Sikhs in 1760 and became the headquarters of a Jat principality. Prior to the Treaty of Amritsar in 1809, which was signed between the British and Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Buria was part of a division into two chiefships: Buria and Dialgarh. Disputes between the widows of the last male ruler of Dialgarh led to a further subdivision of the region into the estates of Jagadhri and Dialgarh. These areas came under British protection over time.
In 1829, the Jagadhri jagir lapsed and came under direct British control. The Rani of Dialgarh, one of the nine chiefs retained as independent protected leaders, held her position until her death in 1852. After her death, the Dialgarh jagir also lapsed into British control. By 1849, Buria was downgraded to the status of a regular jagir.
