Timeline of Ahmedabad - 18th Century

18th Century

  • 1708 – Invasion by Balaji Vishwanath, Ahmedabad looted, truce set at a price of Rs. 1,20,000.
  • 1715 – Hindu-Muslim riot.
  • 1725 – Invasion by Marathas,persuaded to go back by hushmoney.
  • 1731 – Arrival of Bajirao Peshwa.
  • 1732 – City sufferes from famine. Many people died due to plague.
  • 1733 – Library of Rasulabad looted.
  • 1738 – Treaty between Suba of Ahmedabad Aminkhan and Damaji Gaikwad, city came under joint jurisdiction. Construction of Gaikwad Haveli.
  • 1744 – Death of Gujarati Poet Shamal Bhatt.
  • 1753 – Ahmedabad came under Maratha rule.
  • 1757 – Division of Ahmedabad between Gaikwad and Peshwa.
  • 1758 – Maratha currency introduced.
  • 1780 – General Godard took over the city and handed it over to Fatehsinh Gaikwad.

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