Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarat c19.s2.t1.85
Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Vol. I, Part I: History of Gujarát c19.s2.t1.85
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Rander. Rander (RÁHANJUR OR RAHANJUR). Al Birúni (A.D. 1031) gives⁵ Ráhanjúr and Bálaráj (Broach) as the capitals of Lar Desh or south Gujarát. Elliot (Note 3. I. 61) writes the word Damanhúr or Dahanhúr but the reading given by Sachau in his Arabic text of Al Birúni (page 100 chapter 18) is plainly Ráhanjúr (رنجور) and the place intended is without doubt Ránder on the right bank of the Tápti opposite Surat. In his list of Indian towns Al Idrisi (end of the eleventh century) seems to refer to it under the forms Jandúr and Sandúr.