Shankheshwar is a town in the
Patan district
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of
Gujarat
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state
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of
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. It is an important place of pilgrimage for the followers of
Jainism
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.
History
Jain Acharya Merutunga called it ''Shankhpur'' in his works. A ''
Paliya
The Paliya or Khambhi is a type of a memorial found in the western regions of the India subcontinent, especially Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and also in Sindh region of Pakistan. They mostly commemorate the death of a person. These s ...
'' in the north of village had date of
Samvat
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1322 (1265 AD). The
temple of Parshwanath was built in 1811. There are ruins of old Jain temple in the town which is dated Samvat 1652 (1596 AD). There is a ''Chhatra'' and a memorial inscription dedicated to Shripujya, a high priest near it.
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According to Mughal
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history, the Shankheshwar village was a lease-grant by Emperor Shah Jahan
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to Shantidas Jhaveri
Shantidas Jhaveri (ISO 15919: ''Śāntidāsa Jhaverī;'' 1584–1659) was an Indian Jain jeweller, bullion trader (''sarraf'') and moneylender (''sahukar'') during the Mughal era. He was the wealthiest merchant in the Ahmedabad city during th ...
, a former nagarsheth (equivalent to mayor) of Ahmedabad
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.
References
1.History of Shankheshwa
2.Shankheshwar Parswanath Shankheshwara Solanki Jinalaya Bago
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Cities and towns in Patan district