Very little information on historical background is available for Amreli District prior to becoming part of erstwhile Baroda State.

When Damajirao Gaekwad, the Maratha general, came to Kathiawad in about 1730, three parties viz Kathis of Devalia carter, some Saiyads holding major part of Amreli.

Obtained for the king of Delhi, and Faujdar of Junagadh, subordinate to suba of Ahmedabad, held sway.

Vithalrao Devaji settled in Amreli and developed the city and its surrounding regions over the next 23 years.

He built many works of public utility; among others, temples, offices, a market, and a dam for the water-supply of the town.

[citation needed] During the Gaekwad regime in 1886, compulsory and free education policy was adopted in Amreli for the first time.