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'''Ashaval''' is the first name of [[Ahmedabad]] or [[Amdavad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ashaval.com/history-behind-names-of-ahmedabad-1110169/|title=The History behind the names of Ahmedabad City.|last=Rai|first=Neha|date=2018-11-28|website=Ashaval.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around [[Ahmedabad]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]] has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as '''Ashapalli''' or '''Ashaval'''. The city of Ashaval was located on the east of [[Sabarmati River|River Sabarmati]]. Existence of Ashawal is traced way back in 9th - 10th century up till 13th century.
'''Ashaval''' or  '''Ashapalli''' or  '''Yashoval'''<ref name="CensusofIndia61">{{cite book |last1=R.  K.  Trivedi |title=Census of India 1961: Volume V - Special Report On Ahmedabad City |publisher=Government of India |page=19 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3677/1/50975_1961_SP.pdf |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref> is the first name of [[Ahmedabad]] or [[Amdavad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ashaval.com/history-behind-names-of-ahmedabad-1110169/|title=The History behind the names of Ahmedabad City.|last=Rai|first=Neha|date=2018-11-28|website=Ashaval.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around [[Ahmedabad]] in the state of [[Gujarat]], [[India]] has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as '''Yashoval'''<ref name="CensusofIndia61"/> or '''Ashapalli''' or '''Ashaval'''. The city of Ashaval was located on the east of [[Sabarmati River|River Sabarmati]]. Existence of Ashawal is traced way back in 9th - 10th century up till 13th century.
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The Ahmedabad is a popular settlement near bank of Sabarmati river was earlier known as Ashaval or Ashapalli. In the tenth century Ashaval was one of the chief places in Gujarat as described by Al-Biruni. It was a well peopled, busy, trading, manufacturing and rich town around 1150.
The Ahmedabad is a popular settlement near bank of Sabarmati river was earlier known as Ashaval or Ashapalli. In the tenth century Ashaval was one of the chief places in Gujarat as described by Al-Biruni. It was a well peopled, busy, trading, manufacturing and rich town around 1150.
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==Rulers ==
==Rulers ==


Ashaval was originally ruled by a [[Bhils|Bhil]] Maharaja, who was defeated by the [[Chaulukya]] king [[Karna (Chaulukya dynasty)|Karna]] (r. c. 1064–1092 CE). The 14th century chronicler [[Merutunga]] states that Karna established the city of Karnavati after this victory, which is identified with modern  [[Ahmedabad]] by some scholars.<ref>{{cite book |author=Tommaso Bobbio |title=Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5vwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |year=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-51400-8 |page=164 }}</ref>
Ashaval was originally ruled by a [[Bhils|Bhil]] Maharaja, who was defeated by the [[Chaulukya]](Solanki) king [[Karna (Chaulukya dynasty)|Karna]] (r. c. 1064–1092 CE). The 14th century chronicler [[Merutunga]] states that Karna established the city of Karnavati after this victory, which is identified with modern  [[Ahmedabad]] by some scholars.<ref>{{cite book |author=Tommaso Bobbio |title=Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5vwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA164 |year=2015 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-51400-8 |page=164 }}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 16:56, 28 December 2021

Ashaval or Ashapalli or Yashoval[1] is the first name of Ahmedabad or Amdavad.[2] Archaeological evidence suggests that the area around Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat, India has been inhabited since the 11th century, when it was known as Yashoval[1] or Ashapalli or Ashaval. The city of Ashaval was located on the east of River Sabarmati. Existence of Ashawal is traced way back in 9th - 10th century up till 13th century.[citation needed] The Ahmedabad is a popular settlement near bank of Sabarmati river was earlier known as Ashaval or Ashapalli. In the tenth century Ashaval was one of the chief places in Gujarat as described by Al-Biruni. It was a well peopled, busy, trading, manufacturing and rich town around 1150.

Area

The estimated area of Ashawal was from Calico Mills via Jamalpur Darwaja up to Astodia Darwaja. The hillock near Astodia Darwaja (the present Dhal-ni-pol area) was known as 'Asha Bhil-no-Tekro'.[3]

Rulers

Ashaval was originally ruled by a Bhil Maharaja, who was defeated by the Chaulukya(Solanki) king Karna (r. c. 1064–1092 CE). The 14th century chronicler Merutunga states that Karna established the city of Karnavati after this victory, which is identified with modern Ahmedabad by some scholars.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 R. K. Trivedi. Census of India 1961: Volume V - Special Report On Ahmedabad City (PDF). Government of India. p. 19. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. Rai, Neha (28 November 2018). "The History behind the names of Ahmedabad City". Ashaval.com. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. "Historical Glimpses - A Complete Ahmedabad City Guide by Dr. Manek Patel".
  4. Tommaso Bobbio (2015). Urbanisation, Citizenship and Conflict in India: Ahmedabad 1900-2000. Routledge. p. 164. ISBN 978-1-317-51400-8.