History
Moti Shahi Mahal was constructed by Mughal emperor Shahjahan between 1618 and 1622 when he was the governor, of Gujarat, then a part of the Mughal Empire. The palace later controlled by British Raj when Ahmedabad was established as a cantonment in the mid-nineteenth century, and used for government purposes. Following Indian independence, this palace was the Raj Bhavan - an official residence of the Governor of Gujarat, from 1960 to 1978. It was endowed by the Government of Gujarat in 1975, upon the centennial birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, to establish a memorial to honour him. The memorial was founded on March 7, 1980.
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