History
Himatnagar was founded in 1426 by Sultan Ahmed-I (1411–1443).The town was named Ahmednagar after the founder. In 1848 this town was given back to the king of the Idar State and in 1912 the town was named Ahmdnagar to Himatnagar by Colonel Maharajadhiraja Maharaja Sri Himmat Singh Sahib Bahadur(2 September 1899-24 November 1947).After 1947 to 1956 part of Bombay state idar district 1956 to 1960 Himmatnagar is the largest city and the administrative headquarters of the Dungarpur district Rajstan ..1961 Himmatnagar part of Sabarkantha Gujarat district administrative headquarters of Himmatnagar
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