“Protectors of Somnath: Know about Veer Hamirji Gohil, the brave Hindu warrior who overwhelmed the large army of Islamic invader Zafar Khan”, OpIndia, January 10, 2026
“Many brave men have nurtured India’s soil with their blood and contributed to its prosperity and glory. Millions of young Hindu warriors sacrificed their lives to protect the Sanatan Dharma and the Sanatan heritage. It is because of such young warriors that the Sanatan legacy lived on. One such young warrior was Veer Hamirji Gohil (Hamirsinhji Gohil), who made the supreme sacrifice in a religious battle, giving up his life to protect Somnath Mahadev. Leftist historians have always ignored Hindu warriors and attempted to erase them from history, and Veer Hamirji Gohil was no exception.
The history of Veer Hamirji Gohil is sparsely documented in the history of 14th-century Gujarat. He finds mention in some independent Hindu texts. Veer Hamirji is still remembered in the Kathiawar region through folk tales. Hamirji Gohil and some of his companions fought against the Islamic invaders to protect the Somnath temple. Let’s take a look at his complete history.
Who was Hamirji Gohil?
Chapter 9 of the Kathiawar Sarvasangraha mentions that in 1391 AD, Zafar Khan bin-Wazir-ul-Mulk was the governor of Gujarat, and it was during this time that Somnath was attacked. Furthermore, the Gujarat Sarvasangraha also contains an account of Zafar Khan’s invasion of Somnath. Poet Kalapi’s work, ‘Hamirkavya’, also mentions this event. More recently, books such as ‘Gohil Veer Hamirji’ (Dhirsinh Gohil), published in 1921, and ‘Somnath and Hamirji Gohil’ (Jaymall Parmar) provide impartial historical accounts. Based on the references in all these books, we have attempted to understand the history of Hamirji Gohil…..”
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