Bhanvad

Bhanvad was a Jethwa Rajput seat below the Barda hills in Saurashtra. In 1337 Rana Bhanji Jethwa ruled there, having founded the town after losing Ghumli to the Jadejas in 1313.

Between 1525 and 1535 Jam Raval of Nawanagar overran much of Halar, while Bhanji's widow Rani Kalabai rallied local clans to recover the Ranpur tract. Rana Vikmatji took Porbandar from the Mughals in 1671; the dynasty moved its capital there in 1685 and allied with the East India Company in 1807.