Anhilwad Patan

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Anhilwad Patan is a historic city in present-day Gujarat, India, that once served as a prominent regional capital and cultural center.

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Anhilwad Patan canonical 3
Anhilwara Patan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former capital city
historic city
administrativeStatus municipality
associatedWithDynasty Chaulukya dynasty
Chavda dynasty
Solanki dynasty
attackedBy Mahmud of Ghazni
attackedInYear 1024
contains Hemachandra’s memorial sites
Jain temples of Patan
Rani ki Vav
Sahasralinga Talav
country India
culturalRole center of Jain scholarship
center of Sanskrit learning
cultural center of Gujarat
currentName Patan
linked to: Patan district
economyHistorically textile production center
trade center
formerName Anhilapataka
linked to: Anahilapataka

Anhilwara
foundedBy Vanaraja Chavda
linked to: Vanraj Chavda

Vanraj Chavda
foundedInCentury 8th century
foundedInYearApprox 746
heritageStatus important heritage city of Gujarat
historicalEra medieval India
knownFor Hindu temples
Jain temples
architectural heritage
historical fortifications
stepwells
urban planning
languageHistoricallyUsed Old Gujarati
Sanskrit
locatedIn Gujarat
Patan district
western India
namedAfter Anhil
nearRiver Saraswati River (Gujarat)
notableFor Patan Patola silk weaving
partOf Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
region North Gujarat
religiousTraditions Hinduism
Jainism
servedAs capital of the Chaulukya dynasty
capital of the Chavda dynasty
regional capital
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Rani ki Vav

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Ahmad Shah I movedCapitalFrom Anhilwad Patan
Bhima I capital Anhilwara Patan
subject linked to: Bhima I of Chaulukya dynasty
linked to: Anhilwad Patan
Sultan Ahmad Shah I associatedCity Anhilwad Patan
Sultan Ahmad Shah I movedCapitalFrom Anhilwad Patan