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Patan, Gujarat

Also known as Anahilavada, Anahilapataka, Anhilwara, Anhilwad Patan

Patan is a city in northern Gujarat, India, known in medieval times as Anahilavada or Anahilapataka. Founded by tradition around 746 by Vanaraja of the Chavda dynasty, it was the capital of Gujarat under the Chaulukyas and Vaghelas until Alauddin Khalji's conquest at the end of the 13th century. Its Rani ki Vav stepwell is a World Heritage Site, and the city is known for patola silk weaving.

Patan, Gujarat
Image: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 4 state histories

Chavda dynastyChaulukya dynastyVaghela dynastyMansa State

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