Vanraj Chavda was the most prominent king of the Chavda Kingdom

Chavda Kingdom

The Chavda Kingdom or Chapa dynasty also known as Gujar Chapas was an ancient Hindu Kshatriya dynasty which ruled northern Gujarat from 746 AD to 942 AD....

 or "Gurjar Chapa dynasty" , a Hindu

Hindu

Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 Kshatriya

Kshatriya

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 dynasty which ruled Gujarat from 746

746

Year 746 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 746 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.- Byzantine Empire :* Byzantine forces regain Cyprus...

 AD to 942

942

Year 942 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.- Asia :* Kaminarimon, the eight-pillared gate to Japan's Kinryuzan Sensouji Temple, is erected....

 AD.

History

Vanraj Chavda's father was Jayshikhari Chavda, a king of northern Gujarat was assassinated before Vanraj was born. His capital of state was Panchasar (first capital of Gujarat) (right now located near Shankheswar, District-Patan).

Vanraj's mother fled to the forests (today located between Dasada and Vadgam, a place known as koyalma-goddess temple(also known as vadkuva).there is one stepwell,which water is pure crystle clear. People believe that goddess Chamunda

Chamunda

Chamunda , also known as Chamundi, Chamundeshwari and Charchika, is a fearsome aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother and one of the seven Matrikas . She is also one of the chief Yoginis, a group of sixty-four or eighty-one Tantric goddesses, who are attendants of the warrior goddess Durga...

 gives instruction as Koyal-gujarati word- to Vanraj Chawra's mother about enemies' army will coming) of Radhanpur where she gave birth to a boy, who was named Vanraj (King of the forest). The young Vanraj was educated by Jain priests and gained an academic as well as a military education. He eventually raised an army of Bhil

Bhil

Bhils are primarily an Adivasi people of Central India. Bhils are also settled in the Tharparkar District of Sindh, Pakistan. They speak the Bhil languages, a subgroup of the Western Zone of the Indo-Aryan languages....

 tribals and helped by his friend and lieutenant Anhil, regained his father's lost kingdom.

Vanraj Chavda founded the city of Anhilpur Patan

Patan, Gujarat

Patan was a capital of Gujarat in medieval times. It is the administrative seat of Patan District in the Indian state of Gujarat and administered by municipality. The city contains many Hindu and Jain temples as well as few mosques, dargahs and rojas...

, naming it in honour of Anhil, and made it the capital of his kingdom. It went on to be the most prosperous city of its time in India. He also founded the city of Champaner

Champaner

Champaner चंमपानेर شمبنر is a historical city in the state of Gujarat, in western India. It is located in Panchmahal district, 47 kilometres from the city of Vadodara. The city was briefly the capital of Gujarat....

, in honour of his general Champa.

Vanraj Chawra was succeeded by his son Kshemraj Chawra.

'note':koylma temple is almost 3km from dasada, this place is covered by large amount of neem trees & neelgiris.In winter, flamingo birds are stay in lake chamunda lake, which is behind the temple.
it is very beautiful place.
so, please walcome and enjoy nature.
thanks.