town, west-central Haryana (Haryāna) state, northwestern India, on the road between Hisar city (northwest) and Delhi (southeast). Hansi is an ancient town and was probably a Kushan stronghold in the 1st and 2nd centuries CE. It was captured in 1192 by Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak (Quṭb-ud-Dīn Aybak), general of the Muslim emperor Muʿizz al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Sām (Muʿizz, al-); several mosques and tombs date from the 12th century. Hansi was the capital of the independent kingdom carved out by George Thomas, a British adventurer, in the late 18th century. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1867. Hansi is now a commercial and communications centre. Industries include cotton ginning, hand-loom weaving, and metalwork. Pop. (2001) 75,747.