Bhuj the capital of the
former native state of Kutch is now the head quarter of the Kutch district.
Bhuj was chosen by Rao Khengarji I as his capital in 1549. The great
earthquake in 1819 destroyed nearly 7000 houses and killed 1140 people.
The city wall, thirty five feet high and 4 feet thick with towers at
irregular intervals was formerly armed with fifty one guns.
Beautiful houses of western architecture and multistoried flats can
be seen in major township wtih all modern facilities providing evidence
of modernisation.
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