Muli is a large village located 21 km (13 miles) southwest of the district capital of
Surendranagar
Surendranagar is Municipal Corporation in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Climate
Surendranagar Dudhrej, in common with most of Gujarat, has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSh'') with three seasons. The hot season l ...
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Gujarat
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, by the
Bhogavo River.
History
Muli is a town as well as a subdivision (called taluka) that falls in
Surendranagar district
Surendranagar is an administrative district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat state in India. It has a population of approximately 1.7 million people. Surendranagar, along with the twin city of Wadhwan, has a total of 400,000 inhabitants, an ...
in the
Saurashtra region of Indian Gujarat. While Muli town has a population of 9,191, the Muli subdivision (taluka) has 58 inhabited villages with a population of 118,902. The name "Muli" may also refer to an erstwhile
Muli Princely state of the same name.
Battle over a partridge
Muli is famous for a battle over a wounded partridge. Stone Memorials at Muli commemorate the event when two communities fought over a partridge leading to the death of an estimated 640 persons. The incident goes back to 1474,
when members of the Chabad community, who were tribal hunters shot a partridge, which was wounded and saved by the King mother of the Parmar dynasty of Muli state. The King mother named Jombai, mother of Lakhdhirji, the king of the Sodha Parmar Rajputs found the injured bird lying behind the presiding deity of their community, and hence refused to hand over the bird. The ensuring battle led to many deaths and stone memorials are still found in Muli. The caste identity of each of those killed in inscribed in the memorials. Since then, Parmar community of Muli vowed never to kill a partridge.
References
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External links
* "Saurashra ni Rasdhar" by
Zawerchand Meghani (in Gujarati)
Cities and towns in Surendranagar district
Muli