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| | Articles - Patan, Gujarat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29) |
 | | Patan is an ancient fortified town, founded in 746 by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom. |
 | | The major Rajput clans of Chavdas (746-942), Solankis (942-1244) and Vaghelas (1244-1304) ruled the Hindu Kingdom of Gujarat from Patan. |
 | | Patan was the home of the great scholar and author Hemachandra, a Jain Acharya who lived duing (1089 -1172). |
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