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Siddhpur or Sidhpur is a city and a municipality in Patan district in theIndian state of Gujarat. Siddhpur is an historical place, located in North Gujarat, India. It is located on the bank of Sarasvati River, considered to be the branch of lost Saraswati river. Siddhpur is the taluka headquarters of Siddhpur taluka.
Siddhpur is also known as Sri-sthal or a "pious place". It is mentioned in theRig Veda to be existing at that time as the Dashu village. The legend is that the great sage Vyasa had donated his bones to God Indra here at Siddhpur. Siddhpur is also believed to be located at the junction of two rivers Ganges and Saraswati. Even in the Mahabharata, the great Indian epic, it is mentioned that the Pandavas had visited the place while they were in exile. During the 4-5th A.D a large number of people settled in this part. They were Gurjara people from Iran.
Around the 10th century, under Solanki rulers, the city was at the zenith of fame and glory. The ruler Siddhraj Jaisingh built his capital at Siddhpur, thus the name Siddhpur which literally means Siddhraj's town. He built a temple dedicated to Shiva, and also beautiful palaces and one huge tower, some say of 80 metres long. He also brought large numbers of Brahminsfrom Mathura and had them settled here. During the 12th century Muhammad Ghori destroyed the town on his way toSomnath. Around 30,000 people were killed in the raid, and the Solanki empire was destroyed.
During the Sultanate time the place was under the rule of local dynasty ruling from Palanpur. Later on in the 15th century the place was brought under the Mughal rule by Akbar. Under the Mughal rule the town developed and flourished. I Kashyap Raval From Siddhpur By Kailash Mansarovar Foundation Swami Bikash Giri www.sumeruparvat.com , www.naturalitem.com