In 1583, he escaped from the prison and with the help of the nobles succeeded to regain the throne for a short period before being defeated by Akbar's general Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana. These attacks marked the entry of the Marathas into Gujarat. After the fall of the Mauryan empire, Gujarat came under the rule of the Shakas (Scythians), or western Kshatrapas (130–390 ce). He had consulted earlier works of history and the people of authority. [45] Janata Morcha government lasted nine months and president's rule imposed in March 1976 following failure of passage of budget in assembly to opposition of coalition partners. The state of Gujarat has played a significant role in history. Opposition parties led stepped in with demand for dissolution of state assembly. In Kenoyer, J.. The unending history of this commercial city in Gujarat takes us back to the times of great holy Hindu epics i.e. It was during the rule of Dhruvasena Maitrak that Chinese philosopher-traveler Xuanzang visited in 640 AD. Chhabildas Mehta succeeded him and continued till March 1995. These districts were administered in one of two ways. These posts were in charge of officers called thánadárs subordinate to the district governor. Cutch was ruled by the Jadeja Rajput dynasty of the Samma tribe from its formation in 1147 until 1948 when it acceded to newly formed, India. He reached a village and encountered Sadhu and Saharan. The sites of the post-Urban period include Lothal B, Rangpur IIC and III, Rojdi C, Kuntasi, Vagad I B, Surkotada 1C, Dholavira VI &VII. The amount of tribute paid by the different chiefs depended, not on the value of their territory, but on the terms granted to them when they agreed to become feudatories of the king. 56 people were killed and over 200 people were injured in the attack. The rulers had migrated from Sindh into Kutch in late 12 th century. 1500 to 300 BCE The Peshwas had established their sovereignty over Gujarat including Saurashtra, and collected taxes and tributes through their representatives. Before 1300, Muslims had little presence in Gujarat. He ended the rule of Vaghela dynasty under Karna II and established Muslim rule in Gujarat. Assembly was dissolved in 1998 as INC withdrew its support. He shifted the capital from Anhilwada Patan to Ahmedabad. In the early 8th century the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate established an Empire which stretched from Spain in the west to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the east. It was regained by noble Momin Khan for a short time but again lost to the Marathas in 1756 after a long siege. In July 2009, more than 130 people died in hooch tragedy. Senapati Bhatarka, the Maitraka general of the Guptas, took advantage of the situation and in 470 AD he set up what came to be known as the Maitraka state. MUGHAL VICEROYS. [51], Gujarat was hit with a devastating earthquake on 26 January 2001 which claimed a staggering 20,000 lives, injured another 200,000 people and severely affected the lives of 40 million of the population. [16][17] He died on 5 April 1526 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Sikandar. [6][19], Bahadur had no son, hence there was some uncertainty regarding succession after his death. In 1391, Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq appointed Zafar Khan, the son of Wajih-ul-Mulk as governor of Gujarat and conferred him the title of Muzaffar Khan (r. 1391 - 1403, 1404 - 1411). He marched towards Delhi, but on the way he was poisoned by his uncle, Shams Khan. Pastoralism was also widespread and served as trade-links between sites. The end of the sultanate came in 1573, when Akbar annexed Gujarat in his empire. During this period the northern part of Gujarat was ruled by the north Indian Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty and the southern part of Gujarat was ruled by the south Indian Rashtrakuta Dynasty. [56][57][58][59][60][61][62] However, Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Supreme Court of India, rejected claims that the state government had not done enough to prevent the riots. The Vaghelas were the last Hindu monarchs to rule large parts of Gujarat, before the Muslim conquest of the region. Works : (1) Helped Sultan Bahamani of South India. Pushyamitra was a governor (322 BC to 294 BC) of Saurashtra appointed by Mauryan regime. Later Madhav Singh Solanki led INC won the election in 1980 and formed the government which completed five years in office. (The early members of the Vaghela family served the Chalukyas of Gujarat and claimed to be a branch of that dynasty. The founder of the ruling Muzaffarid dynasty, Zafar Khan (later Muzaffar Shah I) was appointed as governor of Gujarat by Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq IV in 1391, the ruler of the principal state in north India at the time, the Delhi Sultanate. At times, their rule extended to the Malwa region in present-day Madhya Pradesh.The family is also known as the Solanki dynasty in the vernacular literature. The founder of the ruling Muzaffarid dynasty, Zafar Khan (later Muzaffar Shah I) was appointed as governor of Gujarat by Nasir-ud-Din Muhammad bin Tughluq IV in 1391, the ruler of the principal state in north India at the time, the Delhi Sultanate. 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