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About Hansot
Hansot is a village in Bharuch district, Southern Gujarat, India. It is about 15.0 km (9.3 miles) southwest of the city of Bharuch, and south of the Narmada River. The village and its surrounding taluka were acquired by the British in 1775, and subsequently returned to the local princely rulers in 1783, being finally incorporated into the Broach district of the Bombay Presidency in 1803.
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History
Hansot was once a small village known as 'Hansanagari' during the British colonial era. Soon, it grew into a town, and now, it stands as a Taaluka with a population of about 15,000. For the period, Gregorian centuries 16, 17 and 18. In Ain-i-Akbari, it is mentioned as a mahal headquarters, and a port of sarkar Broach. In Mirat-i-Ahmadi, it is mentioned as a mahal headquarters.
In medieval times Hansot was an important port. During Mughal era they used to travel to Egypt, Africa and several Arab countries from here for trade. During this period landlords and rich people owned huge mansions due to which Hansot was known as a very prosperous town. Because of its prosperity many traders were robbed by pagan South Asian pirates at sea as well as in the town. Around 1600 C.E. Mughal emperor Jahangir, in leadership of Chauhans from Aamer (Rajasthan) sent an army with back up from Sindhis of Karachi on the naval front.
From the History section of Hansot on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Surat Airport (STV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 53 km away.
- Kharach 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Ankleshwar 20 km east, about 20 min by car
- Tarsadi 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Sanjali 19 km east, about 19 min by car
- Bharūch 22 km northeast, about 22 min by car
- Kosamba 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Olpād 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Surat 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Bhavnagar 70 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Vadodara 90 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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