The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild population of the Asiatic lion in the world.
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The Gir Forest National Park in Gujarat is home to the only wild population of the Asiatic lion in the world.
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Economy of Gujarat is the fourth-largest in India, with a gross state domestic product of 19.
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Gujarat is derived from the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty, who ruled Gujarat in the 8th and 9th centuries CE.
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Parts of modern Rajasthan and Gujarat have been known as Gurjaratra or Gurjarabhumi for centuries before the Mughal period.
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Gujarat was one of the main central areas of the Indus Valley civilisation, which is centred primarily in modern Pakistan.
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Ancient history of Gujarat was enriched by the commercial activities of its inhabitants.
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Early history of Gujarat includes the imperial grandeur of Chandragupta Maurya who conquered a number of earlier states in what is Gujarat.
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Gujarat ruled Girinagar (322 BCE to 294 BCE) and built a dam on the Sudarshan lake.
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Gujarat shifted his capital from Giringer to Valabhi, near Bhavnagar, on Saurashtra's east coast.
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Gujarat was known to the ancient Greeks and was familiar with other Western centers of civilisation through the end of the European Middle Ages.
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Southern Gujarat was ruled by the Indian Rashtrakuta dynasty until it was captured by the Indian ruler Tailapa II of the Western Chalukya Empire.
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Subsequently, Lata in southern Gujarat was ruled by the Rashtrakuta dynasty until it was captured by the Western Chalukya ruler Tailapa II.
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Gujarat was a major center of Indian Ocean trade, and their capital at Anhilwara was one of the largest cities in India, with a population estimated at 100, 000 in the year 1000.
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Gujarat was defeated and overthrown by the superior forces of Alauddin Khalji from Delhi in 1297.
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Fragments of printed cotton from Gujarat have been discovered in Egypt, providing evidence for medieval trade in the western Indian Ocean.
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The Sultanate of Gujarat remained independent until 1572, when the Mughal emperor Akbar conquered it and annexed it to the Mughal Empire.
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Later, the Gujarat Sultanate allied with the Ottomans and Egyptian Mamluks naval fleets led by governor-generals Malik Ayyaz and Amir Husain Al-Kurdi, vanquished the Portuguese in the 1508 Battle of Chaul resulting in the first Portuguese defeat at sea in the Indian Ocean.
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Gujarat described Gujarat's active trade with Goa, the Deccan Plateau and the Malabar.
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Gujarat was the third son and sixth child of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal.
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Peshwas had established sovereignty over parts of Gujarat and collected taxes and tributes through their representatives.
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Later in the 17th century, Gujarat came under control of the Hindu Maratha Empire that arose, defeating the Muslim Mughals who had dominated the politics of India.
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Gujarat was placed under the political authority of the Bombay Presidency, with the exception of Baroda State, which had a direct relationship with the Governor-General of India.
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Gujarat has the third-largest population of Jains in India, following Maharashtra and Rajasthan.
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People from the Kutch region of Gujarat speak in the Kutchi mother tongue, and to a great extent appreciate Sindhi as well.
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Gujarat is governed by a Legislative Assembly of 182 members.
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Gujarat has two of the three liquefied natural gas terminals in the country (Dahej and Hazira).
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Gujarat sold surplus power to 12 states: Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal.
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Total geographical area of Gujarat is 19, 602, 400 hectares, of which crops take up 10, 630, 700 hectares.
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Gujarat is the main producer of tobacco, cotton, and groundnuts in India.
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Gujarat contributes inputs to the textiles, oil, and soap industries.
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Adoption of cooperatives in Gujarat is widely attributed to much of the success in the agricultural sector, particularly sugar and dairy cooperatives.
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An example of co-operative success in Gujarat can be illustrated through dairy co-operatives, with the particular example of Amul.
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Recently, in 2012, Gujarat began an experiment to reduce water loss due to evaporation in canals and to increase sustainability in the area by constructing solar panels over the canals.
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One megawatt solar power project set up at Chandrasan, Gujarat uses solar panels fixed over a 750-metre stretch of an irrigation canal.
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Government of Gujarat, to improve soil management and introduce farmers to new technology, started on a project which involved giving every farmer a Soil Health Card.
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Gujarat was the home of Mahatma Gandhi, a worldwide figure known for his non-violent struggle against British rule, and Vallabhbhai Patel, a founding father of the Republic of India.
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Gujarat government collected the Best State Award for 'Citizen Security' by IBN7 Diamond States on 24 December 2012.
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The Government of Gujarat is promoting bicycles to reduce pollution by the way of initiative taken by free cycle rides for commuters.
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However, most of the private schools in Gujarat are affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) board.
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Gujarat founded Physical Research Laboratory, a research institute encompasses Astrophysics, Solar System, and cosmic radiation.
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