History

Mehsaji Chavda, a Rajput and an heir of
Chawda dynasty, established Mehsana. He
constructed the Toran (arc gate) of city and a
temple dedicated to Goddess Toran in Vikram
Samvat 1414, Bhadrapad Sud 10 (1358 AD). [3]
It is described by Jaisinh Brahmbhatt in poems
of 1932
Gaekwads conquered Vadodara and
established Patan as the administrative
headquarters of North Gujarat. Later it was
moved to Kadi and subsequently to Mehsana
in 1902. They merged it with India after
independence in 1947. It was included in
Bombay state . Later became part of Gujarat in
1960 after division of Bombay state into
Gujarat and Maharashtra . Today Mehsana is a
separate district in north Gujarat.