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The railway connecting Ahmedabad with Bombay was opened in 1864. Ahmedabad grew rapidly, becoming an important center of trade and textile manufacturing. The city was greatly damaged by floods in 1868 and in 1875. [35] In 1877, the city suffered from fire. On 27 January 1877, there was an explosion of gunpowder in a Bohora's shop.
City walls of Ahmedabad 1866. The Historic City of Ahmadabad or Old Ahmedabad, the walled city of Ahmedabad in India, was founded by Ahmad Shah I of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1411. It remained the capital of the state of Gujarat for six centuries and later became the important political and commercial centre of Gujarat.
Ahmedabad (/ ˈ ɑː m ə d ə b æ d,-b ɑː d / AH-mə-də-ba(h)d), also spelled as Amdavad (Gujarati: [ˈəmd̪ɑʋɑd̪]), is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat.It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court.
Related changes; Upload file; Permanent link; Page information; ... Ahmedabad is the largest city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Ahmedabad or Ahmadabad may also ...
Ahmedabad has many institutes which promoting classical music and dance. A famous event in the cultural calendar of Ahmedabad is an Indian classical music festival organized by the Saptak School of Music from 1 January every year where vocalists and instrumentalists from all over the world are invited to perform. The city has many museums.
1535 – Humayun captured Ahmedabad and ruled for nine months. Bahadurshah recaptured. 1555 – Arrival of Arabian historian Udadbir. 1572 – Sidi Saiyyed Mosque with the world-famous carved stone tree constructed. 1572 – Akbar captured the city, end of the sultanate. 1586 – Meeting of Sant Dadu and Akbar, Akbar recaptured the city from ...
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Shahibaug or Shahibagh, or the Royal Garden palace, was built in 1622 by Shah Jahan then (1616-1622) Viceroy of Ahmedabad, to give work to the poor during a season of scarcity. The palace is now known as Moti Shahi Mahal. The Shahibaug gardens were in the seventeenth century famous, the resort of the whole city, and one of its chief ornaments.