Sambodhi 1994 Vol 19

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah, N M Kansara
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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H. G. SHASTRI
SAMBODHI Mrs. Renu Lal made a critical study of the ancient coins of Gujarat (1992).
The extension of the power of the Delhi Sultanate over Gujarat in 1304 A.D. marked the transition of history and culture from the Ancient Period to the Medieval Period. Gujarat remained under the sway of the Delhi Sultanate upto 1407 A.D., after which the independent Sultanate of Gujarat was established. The history of the Sultanate Period was treated exhaustively by Shri R.B. Jote in his 'Gujarat-no Sanskritika Itihas: Islām Yuga' publislied in four parts during 1945-58. The author has availed himself of the Arabic and Persian annals and also described the outstanding monuments of Islamic architecture. Prof. S.C. Mishra dwelt upon the rise of Muslim power in Gujarat (1963). Dr. I.V. Trivedi worked on the data supplied by the Sanskrit inscriptions of Gujarat during the Sultanate and Muglial Periods. (1971).
The regime of the Gujarat Sultanate continued upto 1572-73 A.D., when Emperor Akbar established his sway over Gujarat. Prof. K.F. Sompura inade a historical and critical survey of the architectural forn of the structural temples built in Gujarat upto 1600 A.D. (1963). Gujarat University published his work in 1969. Mrs. Haripriya Rangarajan made a historical and cultural study of the spread of Vaisnavism in Gujarat upto the 16th century A.D., with special reference to the iconic forms of Visnu and his incarnations. Her work got published in 1990. Miss Devika Pandya inade a critical study of the coins of the Gujarat Sultanate and got her doctorate in 1993. Prof. R.T. Savalia delineated the iconography of Hindu goddesses in Gujarat up to 1600 A.D. His work was published in 1991. Miss Krislina Pancholi worked upon the solar icons in Gujarat up to 1700 A.D. for her doctorate received in 1993. Dr. C.R. Naik put forth an intensive study of the Gujarat Sultanate in 1981. The archaeological excavations conducted at Champaner revealed a vivid picture of the town planning of the new city along with its gradual development and decline. The report embodying its results, prepared by Dr. R.N. Mehta, got published in 1979.
A collection of the historical inscriptions of Gujarat during the Sultanate Period was prepared by this author and published by Forbes Gujarati Sabha, Bombay in 1979. It consists of 111 inscriptions in all.
An exhaustive study of the Mughal Period (1573-1575 A.D.) in Gujarat was contributed by Prof. M.S. Commissariat in his History of Gujarat, Vol.II.(1957). Dr. N.A. Acharya supplemented the cultural history of the period in his Mughalkālina Gujarāt (1974).
A compilation of the historical inscriptions of Gujarat during the Mughal