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Bhavnagar was founded by
bhavsinhji gohil in 1723 a.d. near the gulf of Khambhat on a carefully
chosen strategic location having potential of Maritime trade. The gohil
rajputs came to gujarat from marwar in 1260 a.d And had 3 capitals -
sejakpur, umrala and sihor, before finally Establishing bhavnagar as
their capital. Bhavnagar remained a major port For almost two centuries,
trading commodities with africa, mozambique, Zannibar, singapore and the
persian gulf. Present day bhavnagar owes much To the vision of the past
ruler sir takhtsinhji gohil ( 1869 - 96 a.d.) in 1948 , the last
princely ruler, late sir krishna kumar sinhji, handed over The
administration of his state to the people's representative on the Advise
of mahatma gandhi. |
![]() Takhteshwar Temple |
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