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2500
BC. Harappans appeared from Northern India to settle down, and established over a hundred towns and cities. |
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100 to 500 BC. Yadavas, Krishna's clan, held power over much of Gujarat, with their capital at Dwarka. |
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200
BC. Political history began with the powerful Mauryan Empire, established by Chandragupta Maurya with its capital at Junagadh, and reached its peak under Emperor Ashoka. |
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100
AD. Satraps, members of the Saka tribes, gained control over Saurashtra. |
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388
AD. Guptas, and then Maitrakas, established their capital at Valabhi. |
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1100
AD. Saurashtra came under sway of the Solanki (Chauhan) dynasty. |
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1299
AD. Allaudin Khilji conquested and the Muslim rule was established. |
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1307
AD. Muzaffar Shah's declaration of independence from Delhi marked the foundation of the Sultanate of Gujarat. |
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1500
AD. Moghul emperor Akbar conquered. |
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1531
AD. The Portuguese, already settled in Goa, captured Daman and Diu. |
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1613
AD. The British East India Company set up original Indian headquarters in Surat. |
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1818
AD. British sovereignty was established. |
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1960
AD. Mumbai state was split and Gujarat state was created. |