Choron ki Baoli, Maham

Choron ki Baoli, also called Shahjahan ki Baoli, is a stepwell in the town of Maham, Haryana. Saidu Kala ordered it built in 1658–59; he was a local official of the Rajasthani Chobdar caste and a vassal of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, to help the town through seasonal drought by storing rainwater. Some accounts say treasure looted in Mughal wars was meant to be hidden in and around it.

The baoli has three chambers that filled one after another as rain collected, and 101 steps lead to the bottom of the reservoir. Rooms in and around it gave shelter to travellers. It is built of brick and kankar blocks. No longer used for water, it is kept as a tourist attraction, though by 2018 it had decayed and some of its carvings and inscriptions had worn away.