Which was the last Hindu dynasty to rule over Gujarat before it was conquered by Alauddin Khalji's armies (1299)?

The Vaghela dynasty was the last Hindu dynasty to rule Gujarat, before it was conquered by the armies of Alauddin Khalji in 1299 CE.

About the Vaghelas:

• They were a branch of the Chaulukya (Solanki) family, who had earlier served as feudatories and ministers of the Chaulukya kings.
• They came to power in Gujarat in the mid-13th century, after the decline of the main Chaulukya line.
• Their capital was Anahilavada (Anahilapataka, now Patan).

Important rulers:

• Visaladeva (Visala): the first Vaghela ruler of the whole of Gujarat (from about 1244).
• Sarangadeva: an important later ruler.
• Karna II (Karnadeva, also called Rai Karan): the last ruler.

Ministers:

The famous Jain ministers Vastupala and Tejapala served the Vaghela chiefs; they built the Luna Vasahi temple (Tejapala temple) at Dilwara, Mount Abu.

The conquest of Gujarat (1299):

• Alauddin sent his generals Ulugh Khan and Nusrat Khan to conquer Gujarat.
• Karna II was defeated and fled to the Deccan, where he took shelter with the Yadavas of Devagiri.
• The Delhi army plundered Anahilavada, Cambay (Khambhat) and Somnath.
• Karna's queen, Kamala Devi, was captured and later married Alauddin Khalji.
• Karna's daughter, Deval Devi, was later captured and married to a Khalji prince; this is the subject of a poem by Amir Khusrau.

Gujarat after the conquest:

• Gujarat became a province of the Delhi Sultanate.
• In the early 15th century, its governor declared independence, and the Gujarat Sultanate was founded; Ahmad Shah I founded the city of Ahmedabad in 1411.

Earlier dynasties of Gujarat:

• Maitrakas of Valabhi (5th-8th century).
• Chaulukyas (Solankis) of Anahilavada (10th-13th century): builders of the Modhera Sun temple and the Rani ki Vav.
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• The Maitrakas ruled much earlier.
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