1299
Conquest of Gujarat
Alauddin Khalji's armies conquer Gujarat, bringing a wealthy western region and its commercial centers under Delhi Sultanate control.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Gujarat in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Alauddin Khalji's armies conquer Gujarat, bringing a wealthy western region and its commercial centers under Delhi Sultanate control.
Captures Gujarat
Akbar launches a campaign that brings Gujarat under Mughal authority.
Akbar personally campaigns in Gujarat and brings the wealthy western province under Mughal authority.
Aurangzeb serves as governor of Gujarat before later receiving other provincial commands.
Sher Singh Attariwalla's army is decisively defeated at Gujarat, ending organized Sikh resistance in the Second Sikh War.
Birth of Morarji Ranchodji Desai, future Prime Minister of India
A powerful earthquake strikes Gujarat, killing about 20,000 people and causing widespread destruction.
A train coach burns at Godhra, killing Hindu passengers; large-scale communal violence follows across Gujarat.
Provenance
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