Sagai, a queen of Sheshapattana, who was married to King Bheria Kumar, rose up against Bhujanga, the last chieftain of Naga.

[3] Its foundation stone as state capital was formally laid on Vikram Samvat 1604 Maagha 5th (approx.

In 1728, an attack by Sarbuland Khan, Mughal Viceroy of Gujarat, was repulsed by Rao Deshalji I, and, in 1765 Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro was, by a timely display of the strength of the fortifications, induced to withdraw.

During the civil troubles of the reign of the Rao Rayadhan III, Bhuj was thrice taken, by Meghji Seth in 1786, by Hansraj in 1801, and by Fateh Muhammad in 1808.

On 26 March 1819, the hill fort of Bhujia was captured by a British detachment under Sir William Keir.

About one-third of the buildings that escaped ruin were heavily damaged, and the north face of the town wall was leveled with the ground.

Although annual rainfall "averages" around 400 millimetres or 16 inches the variability is among the highest in the world with coefficient of variation of around sixty per cent[8] – among the few comparably variable climates in the world being the Line Islands of Kiribati, the Pilbara coast of Western Australia, the sertão of Northeastern Brazil, and the Cape Verde islands.

Apart from the cool mornings of the "winter" season from December to February, temperatures are very warm to sweltering throughout the year, which further reduces the effectiveness of the erratic monsoonal rainfall.

[1] Bhuj is a famous destination within India for observing the historic craftsmanship of the Kutch region, including the textile crafts of bandhni (tie-dye), embroidery, Rogan art[15] and leatherwork.

The university grants degrees in arts, science, commerce, law education, management, pharmacy, social welfare, medicine and engineering.

Bhuj is connected to Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Pune, Gaziabad, Jaipur, Ajmer, Hapur, Moradabad, Bareilly, Kharagpur, Ujjain and other cities within India by railway.

Additionally, many private tour operators also run frequent buses to major cities within and outside of the state of Gujarat.