Bhadresar
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Bhadresar Bhadreshwar |
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 Bhadresar
Bhadresar
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| Coordinates: 22°54′43″N 69°54′14″E / 22.91194°N 69.90389°ECoordinates: 22°54′43″N 69°54′14″E / 22.91194°N 69.90389°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Kutch district |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,552 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 370410 |
| Vehicle registration | starting with GJ 12 |
| Sex ratio | 1000/916 ♂/♀ |
Bhadresar or Bhadreshwar /bəˈdrɛswər/ is a village in Mundra Taluka, Kutch district of Gujarat, India. It is about 27 km from Taluka headquarters Mundra and barely a kilometer away from the seashore.
Bhadresar is the site of the ancient city of Bhadravati. Most of the ruins have been carried away, and even the foundations having been dug up for building stone. Bhadravati is mentioned in epic Mahabharata. It is mentioned in the works of Kantavijay, a Jain monk.
The earliest source of information regarding this place is an inscription on the Ajitnath statue in Vasai Jain temple which records Samvat 622 (555 AD) which may be marking Samvat 1622 (1565 AD) also. The Vasai Jain Temple is said to have been founded in the 21st year of the Vairat era, and dedicated to Vasai by Siddhasen of the race of Hari. His successors were Mahasen, Narsen, Bhojraj, Vanraj, Sarangdev, Virasen, and Harisen, who lived in the time of Vikram (57 BC). Harisen had left his kingdom to his widow Lilavati. Lilavati was succeeded by his nephew Kirtidhara. Then came Dharnipal, Devdatt and Danjiraj. In the time of Dhaniraj, the country was plundered by many chiefs.
In 156, (Samvat 213), Vanraj Vaghela of Munjpur, who was Jain, seized the country. He was succeeded by Yograj, Ratnadatta or Shivaditya and Vijayarao or Vaisiddha. Next, after a time of misrule, the Kathis of Pavargadh seized Bhadravati and kept it for 147 years. After them, 651 (Samvat 618), Kanak Chavda of Patan took the country, built the temple, and in 555 (Samvat 622) set up the statue of Ajitnath which may be brought in to fit the date on the statue. Kanak's successor was Akad Chavda, a Shaiva. During his time, the village was invaded by Sayyid Lal Shah and Mughuls. He was followed by his son Bhuvad who lost his kingdom to the Solanki Rajputs of Bhangadh. The new rulers changed the name of the place to Bhadreshwar in 741 (Samvat 798), and continued to hold it until 1132 (Samvat 1189). Navghan, the son of Bhimrao, was the last of them.
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