 Modern Amreli dates from 1793, when Vakhatsingh of Bhavnagar sacked the neighboring Kathi possession of Chital and drove many of its people to Amreli and Jetpur.Initially Amreli was the part of the former Gaekwad of Vadodara.Very little information on historical background is available for Amreli District prior to becoming part of erstwhile Baroda State.