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It was founded by Vanraj Chavda , the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom , in the 8th Century . He named it after the name of his friend and general Champa, also known later as Champaraj. By the later 15th Century , the Khichi Chauhan Rajput s held Pavagadh fort above the town of Champaner. The young Sultan of Gujarat, Mahmud Begada , captured the fort on 21 November 1484 , after a Siege of 20 months. He then spent 23 years rebuilding and embellishing Champaner, which he renamed Muhammadabad, after which he moved the capital there from Ahmedabad . The town finally succumbed to attacks from the Mughal Emperor Humayun in 1535 . Champaner is today the site of the Champaner-Pavagadh Archeological Park, which is on UNESCO's List Of World Heritage Sites In Asia And Australasia , and is situated about 47 km from the city of Vadodara . Sultan Begada also built a magnificent Jama Masjid in Champaner, which ranks amongst the finest architectural edifices in Gujarat. It is an imposing structure on a high plinth, with a central dome, two Minaret s 30 meters in height, 172 pillars, seven Mihrab s, and carved entrance gates with fine stone ''jalis''. |
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