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Ilth century A.D.: this last occupation continued upto the 15th-16th century A.D. A coin of the time of Balban ( A.D. 1267-1288 ) and the characteristic Muslim glazed ware are the important finds of this period. A seated. Jain image (pl) recovered from the late levels of this period also deserves mention indicating thereby some Jain settlement at this 'time.
To keep afresh the antiquity of the place, a new township is growing a little distance further west of these remains—entombing the history of nearly three thousand years.
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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