Kingdom of Anahilavada (941–1139) Kingdom of Gujarat Gurjarā (1139–1304) | |||||||||
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| 941–1298 | |||||||||
![Royal insignia on coinage[a] of Kingdom of Gujarat](view_image.php?q=Kingdom_of_Gujarat&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Kingdom_of_Gujarat_Chaulukya_Royal_Insignia.png) Royal insignia on coinage[a]
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 The Kingdom of Gujarat in 1290 | |||||||||
| Capital | Patan Dhavalakka (modern Dholka) | ||||||||
| Official languages | Sanskrit | ||||||||
| Common languages | Apabhramsa, Prakrit, Old Gujarati | ||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism (official) | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Maharajadhiraja | |||||||||
• 941–995 | Mularaja (first) | ||||||||
• 1296–1304 | Karna II (last) (1298–1304 without throne) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 941 | ||||||||
| 1298 | |||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||
The Kingdom of Gujarat was an early medieval kingdom in Western India. The kingdom was ruled by two related dynasties, the Chaulukyas and the Vaghelas, for a period of nearly four centuries and was ultimately conquered by the Delhi Sultanate as the Gujarat Province.[1]
It was founded by Mularaja in 941 by who took over the Kingdom of Anahilavada after deposing the last king, and subdued the various chiefs of Gujarat to become the first king of all Gujarat and founding the Chaulukya dynasty.[2]
The commander of the Gujarat army, Lavanaprasada, and his son Viradhavala, also members of the Chaulukya family, became very powerful during the reign of the last Chaulukya king. Viradhavala deposed the last king, and declared himself King of Gujarat in 1244.
The kingdom was ultimately conquered by the Sultanate of Delhi between 1298 and 1304 and was annexed as the Gujarat Province. Gujarat became independent once again under the Muzaffarids as the Sultanate of Gujarat.
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- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India Volume 2. p. 311.
The kingdom of Gujarat was founded by Mūlarājā (A. D. 941-93), and was conquered by Alā-ud-din in A.D. 1298.
- ^ K. S. Singh (2003). Gujarat: Part 1. p. 446.
Gujarat as an independent united dominion existed somewhere in 942 A.D., with its first ruler as Mulraj. Prior to this Gujarat did not have a separate entity and the area comprised different territorial units viz., Lat Pradesh, Saurashtra and Abu. Mulraj by his strength and valour defeated all these chiefs and became the first king of Gujarat and ruled from 942 to 995 A.D