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Give a brief introduction of the Chavda Dynasty.

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Chavda Dynasty:

  • Chavda Dynasty ruled over Gujarat during the Medieval Age.
  • Anhilpur (or Anhilwad) Patan was the capital of its kingdom.
  • The Chavdas ruled over Panchaser region.
  • The King of Chavda Dynasty, Jaishikhari, died in a battle and became a martyr.
  • Later, his son Vanraj Chavda regained the ruined kingdom of Chavda Dynasty and set up its capital in Anhilwad Patan on the banks of river Saraswati.
  • It is believed that Vanraj’s friend Anil helped him regain his father’s lost kingdom and so Vanraj renamed the capital of his kingdom Patan as Anhilwad Patan.
  • The Chavda Dynasty ruled for 196 years in Gujarat.


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