The state’s historical evidence dates back into the era before Christ’s birth. Trade and commercial activities being the fundamentals of Gujarat, historical proofs show trade relation with Sumer and Persian Gulf during the time period 100 to 750 BC. The state proudly harbors more then 50 excavated settlements of Indus valley civilization.

Gujarat was a center point of various Muslim sultanates and has been under the kingship of rulers like Alauddin Khilji, Sultan Ahmed Shah etc. the state came under the Mughal empire following Akbar the Great’s conquer after 1576.

Among the European powers, Portugal first arrived in Gujarat and later British made this state their first industrial base in India by setting up a factory in Surat.

Need less to mention Gujarat’s participation in India’s freedom struggle, as potent leaders like Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Morarji Desai, Sardar Ballavbhai Patel, Ravi Shankar Vyas all belong to the date of Gujarat. The famous Satyagraha movement took place in Gujarat and formed the prime source t free India from the shackles of British reign.