Ahmedabad Travel Guide
The city was founded in 1411 to serve as the capital of the Sultanate of Gujarat, by its÷ namesake, Sultan Ahmed Shah. Under British rule, a military cantonment was÷ established and the city infrastructure was modernised and expanded. Although÷ incorporated into the Bombay Presidency during the British rule in India, Ahmedabad÷ remained the most important city in the Gujarat region. The city established itself as÷ the home of a booming textile industry, which earned it the nickname "the÷ Manchester of the East."Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around Ahmedabad has been÷ inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Ashapalli or Ashaval. At that÷ time, Karandev I, the Solanki ruler of Anhilwara (modern Patan), waged a successful÷ war against the Bhil king of Ashaval. Soon after the victory, he established a city÷ called Karnavati on the banks of the Sabarmati at the site of modern Ahmedabad.÷ Solanki rule lasted until the 13th century, when Gujarat came under the control of the÷ Vaghela dynasty of Dholka and Ahmedabad was conquered by the Sultanate of Delhi.
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