Ambasan Explained

Ambasan
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Gujarat#India
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Coordinates:23.4792°N 72.3462°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Mehsana
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Registration Plate:GJ-2
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Mehsana

Ambasan is a village in Mehsana Taluka of Mehsana district in the state of Gujarat, India.

History

Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khalji had gifted 284 villages to Punjaji Chavda, a descendant of Vanraja Chavda, who had established Ambasan as his capital. His son Mesaji Chavda later established Mehsana.[1] [2]

Places of interest

There are ruins of some ancient temples nearby which are archaeologically important.[3] Other major temples include Annapurna Devi temple, Amizara Parshwanath Jain temple, Ramji temple and Jay Vijay Hanuman temple.

Amenities

There are schools, hospital and post office in the village.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: આજે બર્થ-ડે: મહેસાણાને વર્ષો પહેલાં લોકો કયા નામે ઓળખાતાં હતાં? જાણો. Divya Bhaskar. 2018.
  2. Web site: મહેસાણાનો આજે 661મો સ્થાપના દિવસ, જાણો શું છે તેનો ઇતિહાસ. 2024-03-17. Zee News.
  3. Book: Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Government of Gujarat. 1975. S. B. . Rajyagor. 5. 783.
  4. Web site: મહેસાણાના અંબાસણ ખાતે BSF કેમ્પમાં નવી કેન્દ્રીય વિદ્યાલય બનશે. NavGujarat Samay. 2024-03-17. en.