It is said that after a long and tiring day, he and his men halted on the banks of the river Sabarmati, near Karnavati. While resting there, the king saw the most astonishing thing – a rabbit chasing a dog! Impressed by the timid animal’s bravery, the king expanded the city on the river bank and called it Ahmedabad or the “City of Ahmed”. He built a beautiful palace within a large fort that had five darwazas or gates. This fort was called the Bhadra and it still stands in old Ahmedabad.