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'''Kavat''' ({{lang-gu|કંવાટ}}) was a 10th century [[Chudasama]] king of [[Saurashtra (region)|Saurashtra]] region of western India mentioned in the bardic literature. According to bardic tales, he was captured and imprisoned by the chief of Shiyal Island. He was liberated by his maternal uncle [[Uga Vala]], chief of [[Talaja, Bhavnagar|Talaja]], but had hurt his pride unknowingly. Kavat later marched against him and killed him near Chitrasar.<br />
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==In bardic literature==<br />
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===Abu chief===<br />
He is said to have fought with Ano, the chief of [[Mount Abu|Abu]],{{efn-ua|In some version, the chief of Abu is mentioned as Krishnaraja Parmar while in some he is referred as Ano.}} and to have captured him ten times and ten times released him. This feat is commemorated in the Gujarati ''[[Duha]]''{{efn-ua|The ''Duha'' in {{lang-gu|આબુ સુત આનો, ગ્રહીયો ગ્રહારીઉતે, જેને દશ વેળા દેવાનું, મુક્યો અવળીમાં.}}}} (couplet) in which Kavat is described as the son of Graharipu.<ref name="GBP1884"/><ref name="Wilberforce-Bell1980">{{cite book|author=Harold Wilberforce-Bell|title=The History of Kathiawad from the Earliest Times|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70165|year=1916|publisher=William Heinemann|location=London|pages=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.70165/page/n86 54]–83}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><ref name="GBP1884">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c70MAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA711|title=Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency : Kathiawar|publisher=Government Central Press|year=1884|editor=Watson|editor-first=James W.|volume=VIII|location=Bombay|pages=380–381, 489–502}} {{PD-notice}}</ref><br />
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===Shiyal Island chief and Uga Vala===<br />
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Anant Chavda,{{efn-ua|In some versions of the legend, the chief is referred as Meghanand Chavada. In some version he is referred as Viramdeva Parmar.<ref name="Parikh2" />}} the chief who held Shiyal Island off the coast of Saurashtra, near Jafrabad. He had captured several chiefs of villages on his island. He met Kavat on a ship near [[Prabhas Patan]] and captured him and confined him on the island. Kavat's maternal uncle named [[Uga Vala]], chief of [[Talaja, Bhavnagar|Talaja]], came to know about it so he invaded Shiyal Island and killed Viramdeva. When releasing Kavat, he accidentally hit him with his foot. So Kawat became angry and vowed vengeance on his uncle. He later marched against Uga Vala with an army, he defeated him, and killed him near [[Chitrasar]].<ref name="BS">{{Cite news|url=http://www.bombaysamachar.com/frmStoryShow.aspx?sNo=208040|title=સ્વધર્મ અને સ્વત્વરક્ષા માટે જે મરી શકતા નથી એ તો અમસ્તાએ જીવતે મૂઆ જેવા જાણવા!|last=Parmar|first=Jayamalla|publisher=Bombay Samachar|language=gu|access-date=2017-10-25}}</ref><ref name="Parikh2">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.325016/page/n163|title=ગુજરાતનો રાજકીય અને સાંસ્કૃતિક ઇતિહાસ: સોલંકી કાલ|last=Shastri|first=Keshavram Kashiram|publisher=Bholabhai Jeshingbhai Institute of Learning and Research|year=1976|editor-last=Parikh|editor-first=Rasiklal Chhotalal|editor-link=Rasiklal Parikh|series=Research Series - Book No. 69|volume=IV|location=[[Ahmedabad]]|pages=134–135|language=gu|trans-title=Political and Cultural History of Gujarat: Solanki Era|author-link=Keshavram Kashiram Shastri|editor-last2=Shastri|editor-first2=Hariprasad Gangashankar|editor-link2=Hariprasad Shastri}}</ref><br />
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==Dates and succession==<br />
According to bardic tales and folklore, he was a son and the successor of [[Graharipu]] and reigned from Vamanasthali (now [[Vanthali]]) possibly from 982 CE to 1003 CE. He was succeeded by his son, [[Dyas (king)|Dyas]].<ref name="Parikh2" /><br />
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==Notes==<br />
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