Ahmad Shah I Founds Ahmedabad

1411

The Sultan of Gujarat established a magnificent new capital on the banks of the Sabarmati River in western India, naming it after himself. Ahmedabad rapidly became one of the subcontinent's largest and most cosmopolitan cities, its mosques blending Hindu carved lattice screens and Islamic geometric patterns into a hybrid architectural style found nowhere else. Its textile markets would draw traders from Aden to Southeast Asia for centuries to come.