South : History
Like the Mughals, the Europeans too saw tremendous potential in
Gujarat. The first European invaders were the Portuguese who set
up great 16th century forts at Daman, their enclave in south Gujarat,
and Diu offshore from Saurashtra
The Mughals conquered
Ahmedabad in the 1 century, it briefly passed to the Marathas and
finall) the British made it a province, each phase saw the addition
of buildings. The merchants of Ahmedabac dwelt in wooden mansions,
called the Haveli, se\ along alleys called pols. A CRUTA organisec
morning walking tour of Ahmedabad introduces visitors to different
phases of historic architecture ofj the walled city from 15th century
Indo-Saracenic mosques to more recent wooden haveils.
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