Place details
Place nameGujarat
Other namesGujarat, Gujerat
CountryBharat
Latitude22
Longitude72
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Part of Gupta Empire 4th & 5th cen.; name refers to Gurjaras, who controlled the region 8th-9th cen.; independent sultanate in 1401; large areas came under influence of British East India Company in 1818; was province in British India after 1857.