Champaner (Champaner شمبنر; Muhammadabad) is a historic city in the state of Gujarat in western India. The Panchmahal district, 47 kilometers from the city of Vadodara is located. The city was briefly the capital of Gujarat.
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| Jami Masjid, Champaner |
The Vanraj Chavda, Chavda dynasty in the 8th century by the most prominent king, was established. He also later known as Champaraj his friend and general Champa, named it after the name. By the later 15th century, the Khichi Chauhan Rajputs of Champaner Pavagadh fort above the town. Champaner decide to attack the young Sultan of Gujarat, Mahmud Begada,, 4 December 1482 on the side with his army began. After defeating the Champaner army, captured the town and Pavagadh, Champaner, where king Jayasimha had taken refuge on the famous HILL-fortress, surrounded Mahmud. After the 20-month siege, on 21 November 1484 has captured the Pavagadh fort.Then he Muhammadabad [citation needed], he moved to Ahmedabad, the capital of which is named after, the Champaner spent rebuilding and embellishing 23 years. In 1535, Emperor Bahadur Shah chase away the individual Pavagadh hill citadel built on a precipitous hill in a remote and unguarded fort mounted on spikes driven into rock and stonework to lead some 300 Mogul. Div Bahadur Shah had managed to escape, though with a lot of gold, silver and jewels were large heaps of war booty Champaner designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 Champaner - Pavagadh Archaeological Park of the site, today.
Sultan Begada best architectural edifices in Gujarat ranks amongst the magnificent Jama Masjid in Champaner is made. It is 30 meters in height, 172 pillars, seven mihrabs, and fine carved with latticed windows of the entrance "jalis" known as the central dome, two minarets with an imposing structure on a high plinth,
2001 award-winning film Lagaan was an Indian army camp settled there during the British rule when Champaner, a village in the area, is based.
