Mandal, Gujarat Explained

Mandal
Native Name Lang:Gujarati
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Gujarat, India
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Gujarat
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Ahmedabad
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Gujarati, Hindi
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:+91-079
Registration Plate:GJ
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Ahmedabad

Mandal is a town in Mandal taluka of Ahmedabad district, India.[1]

History

Mandal is a historical town. When, in 1347, the Emperor Muhammad bin Tughluq came to establish his rule in Gujarat, the Rana of Mandal and Patri, helped him and was honoured with robes and rewards. In 1395, Mandal was besieged by Muzaffar Shah I who founded Gujarat Sultanate later. The siege would have failed if it had not a pestilence broke out among the defenders. A few years later Jhala Satarsalji of Mandal was one of the chiefs who joined in the revolt against Sultan Ahmad Shah I (1414). It was not until 1530, the Mandal estates were made a part of the crown domains. In 1741, the town was restored and fortified by a brother of the Desai of Viramgam. In the latter part of the century it remained under the Marathas till its transfer in 1817 to the British East India Company. Some small stone mosques and some temples are the only remains of its former importance.[2]

Places of interest

Jami mosque, Kazi mosque and Saiyyad mosque in Mandal[3] are designated the Monuments of National Importance of India.

Ganj-e-Shuhada Mazar is a burial place of Muslim soldiers died during the battle in Gujarat Sultanate period.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Taluka. Government of Gujarat. 3 May 2012.
  2. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad . 1879. Government Central Press. 345–346.
  3. bhatt. ritu. patel. alka. 1998. How Buildings Divide and Unite Us: The Case of Mandal (Gujarat, India). Thresholds. 17. 47–51. 1091-711X.