The Ancient Geography of India. I. The Buddhist Period, including the Campaigns of Alexander, and the Travels of Hwen-Thsang c5.s4.t5: Gujarát.

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The city of Gujarât is situated 9 miles to the west of the Chenâb river, on the high-road from Jhelam to Lahor. The city is said to have been first called *Hairát*, and the district *Hairát-des*.[*] Its original foundation is ascribed to a Surajbansi Rajput named *Bachan Pál*, of whom nothing more is known; and its restoration is attributed to *Ali Khán*, a Gujar, whose name is strangely like that of *Alakhána*, the Raja of Gurjjara, who was defeated by Sangkara Varmma between A.D. 883 and 901. Following up these traditions, Gujarât is said to have been destroyed in A.D. 1303, and to have been rebuilt by the Gujars in A.H. 996, or A.D. 1588, during the reign of Akbar.