| # | Duration | History |
| 1 | BC. 2500 - 1500 | Lothal, Harappa, Mohenjo daro |
| 2 | BC. 322 - 298 | Mauryan dynasty |
| 3 | 130 - 390 | Saka era |
| 4 | 400 - 470 | Gupta empires |
| 5 | 470 - 788 | Maitraka dynasty |
| 6 | 470 | Bhatarka rule in Saurashtra |
| 7 | 788 | Start of Maitraka rule after Shiladitya Seventh |
| 8 | 750 - 972 | The Gurjars had their sway over the north, the Chalukyas ruled the south |
| 9 | 880 - 942 | Chavdas held their sway over parts of north Gujarat - Patan |
| 10 | 942 - 997 | Mulraj Solanki |
| 11 | 942 - 1244 | Solanki dynasty |
| 12 | 1094 - 1143 | Sidhraj Jayasinh (Solanki king) |
| 13 | 1143 - 1174 | Kumarpala (Solanki king) |
| 14 | 1244 - 1299 | Vaghela dynasty |
| Allauddin
Khilji Karandev of the Vaghela dynasty was the last Hindu ruler of Gujarat. He was defeated and overthrown by the superior forces of Allauddin Khilji from Delhi in 1297. With his defeat Gujarat not only became part of the Muslim empire but the Gurjar Rajput hold over Gujarat lost for ever. |
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| 16 | 1200 - 1405 | Under Delhi's viceroyalty |
| 17 | 1407 - 1572 | Independent Sultanate of Gujarat |
| Ahmed
Shah Firsth Ahmed Shah founded a new city, following a dream, on the banks of the River Sabarmati and named it Ahmedabad after his own name |
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| 19 | 1458 - 1511 | Mahmud Shah, popularly known as Mahmud Begada, succeeded Ahmed Shah |
| 20 | 1572 - 1752 | Mughal Emperor |
| 21 | 1753 - 1818 | Maratha Empire |
| 22 | 1820 - 1947 | British colonial rule |
| 23 | 1947 - 1956 | After Indian independence and the Partition of India in 1947, the new Indian government grouped the former princely states of Gujarat into three larger units; Saurashtra, which included the former princely states on the Kathiawar peninsula, Kutch, and Bombay state |
| 24 | 1956 - 1960 | Bombay state was enlarged to include Kutch, Saurashtra, and parts of Hyderabad state and Madhya Pradesh in central India. The new state had a mostly Gujarati-speaking north and a Marathi-speaking south. |
| 25 | 1960 | Bombay
state was enlarged to include Kutch, Saurashtra, and parts of Hyderabad state
and Madhya Pradesh in central India. The new state had a mostly
Gujarati-speaking north and a Marathi-speaking south. |
Source: Information Center, Lal Darwaza, Ahmedabad
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Gujarat
