The history of Junagadh is such that Junagadh was also known by the other names like, Karan Kunj, Manipur, Revant, Chandraketpur, Narendrapur, Girinagar and Pratappur. The British government gave the name Junagadh, famous in the people, in 1820 AD. The rule of Junagadh was governed by different rulers as shown below :
1
Maurya
319BC
2
Shring
185BC
3
Greek
70to73BC
4
Shak
100to275AD
5
Gupt
456to770AD
6
Chudasma
875to1472AD
In the year 640 AD, the Chinese visitor, Hue en Sang, visited Junagadh. Mohammed Begda, Khalil Khan, Muzaffar, Sikandar, Bahadursha and Ibadatkhan ruled after 1472 AD. Mughals also ruled during 1573 to 1748 AD. After that different Babis / Nawabs ruled up to 1947 AD. The last Nawab of Junagadh, Shri Mohabbat Khanji, left Junagadh and went to Karachi on 9-11-47 because of the attack by the Aarzi Hukumat founded by the people and in 1949, Junagadh princely state was merged into Saurashtra State.
