Panchasar
Panchasar is a village in Shankheshwar Taluka of Patan district of Gujarat, India.
History
Panchasar is one of the oldest seats of power in north-west Gujarat. During the seventh century it was the capital of Jai Shikhri of the
Anhilwad Patan.[1]
It was under
Independence of India in 1947, Bombay Presidency was reorganized in Bombay State. When Gujarat state was formed in 1960 from Bombay State, it fell under Mehsana district of Gujarat. It became part of Patan district
subsequently.
At Rantoj and Shankheshwar near Panchasar, are Jain temples more than once re-built, and probably holding the same sites since very early times.[1]
See also
- Panchasara Jain temple
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Cutch, Palanpur, and Mahi Kantha. Government Central Press. 1880. p. 345.
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. 345.