Naharwala

   Same as Anhilwara, the capital of the Chaulukyas of Gujarat, which was sacked by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1026. In the wake of the Ghaurid invasion (1192), Naharwala was sacked again in 1197, this time by a Ghaurid army led by Qutb al-Din Aibek. In 1242, the Chaulukyas were replaced by the Vaghelas as the ruling clan at Naharwala. The town was annexed to the Delhi sultanate following the conquest of Gujarat by 'Ala al-Din Khalji in 1297. In 1345, Na-harwala was the seat of the Delhi sultanate's power in Gujarat. In that year, rebellious amiran-i sada entered Naharwala and slew the gover-nor. Muzaffar Shah (1407-1411), the first ruler of the sultanate of Gujarat, ruled from Naharwala. The capital was shifted to Ahmad-abad only during the reign of Sultan Ahmad Shah (1411-1442).