Kosli is a town and "tehsil" in the Rewari district of Haryana in India. It comes in Ahirwal (a region dominated by Ahir/Yadav community). It is situated 80 kilometers South-West from Delhi. Kosli Tehsil is part of National Capital Region.

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Kosli
Kosli Location in Haryana, India Show map of Haryana Kosli Kosli (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 28.391771°N 76.4793315°E / 28.391771; 76.4793315
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Rewari
Founded by	Baba Mukteshwar Puri
Named for	Maharaj Koshal
Government
• Type	Panchayat (Municipal committee)
Area
• Total	23.98 km2 (9.26 sq mi)
Elevation	241 m (791 ft)
Population  (census2011)
• Total	22,000
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi हिंदी ,Ahirwate
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	123302
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Vehicle registration	HR – 43
Sex ratio	57:43 ♂/♀

History

According to Haryana State Gazetteer, Kosli was founded in 1193 A.D. by Kosal Dev Singh, the grandson of King of Delhi. Kosal Dev Singh said to have met the sage Baba Mukteshwar Puri, Kosli engaged in meditation at Koshalgarh Kosli, which was then a dense shrub jungle.

During British Raj there were as many as 70 senior Commissioned Officers and 150 Junior Commissioned Officers in Kosli. 247 soldiers from Kosli participated in the First World War between 1914-1918. Many have been decorated with medals, to quantify- 3 Indian Order of Merit, 1 Military Cross, 2 Ashoka Chakras, 1 Mahavir Chakras, 2 Shaurya Chakras, 4 COAS Commendation, 1 Police Medal.^{[clarification needed]} Village also includes several recipients of different military honours during British rule.[1]

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