Khanzada rajputs period Kotla was a stronghold of the
Khanzadas of Mewat and seat of power of the Khanzada ruler
Bahadur Nahar Khan. Its historical importance came from its strategic position: in a narrow valley with only one pass, and protected on the east by the large lake (Kotla lake or Dahar Lake or Ujina Lake), when the lake was filled with water, the only way in was through a narrow strip of land between the lake and the hills.
Mughal period Kotla is listed in the
Ain-i-Akbari as a
pargana under the
sarkar of
Tijara, producing a revenue of 1,552,196
dams for the imperial treasury and supplying a force of 700 infantry and 30 cavalry. It appears with the note "Has a brick fort on a hill on which there is a reservoir 4
kos in circumference." ==Tourism==