Sadra, Gandhinagar

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Sadra is a village, on the banks of Sabarmati river, in Gandhinagar Taluka in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat state, India.

History

Sadra was a military post during Mughal period and was known as Islamabad. The village was under Vasna State during British period and served as the headquarters of the Mahi Kantha Agency. When, in 1821, the Mahi Kantha Agency was established, a piece of land near the village was rented from the Vasna Thakor for a station. In the ground was a small fort said to have been built by Ahmed Shah I (1411-1443), when he built the fort of Ahmednagar in 1426.^[1]

References

Notes

↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha 2015, p. 439.

Bibliography

Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Government Central Press. 1880. p. 439.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Government Central Press. 1880. p. 439.

Coordinates: 72°47′00″N 23°21′00″E / 72.7833°N 23.3500°E / 72.7833; 23.3500

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