The earlier name of Bhinmal was Bhillamala. Bhinmal was also known as Sriaml. In 641 AD, Hiuen Tsang visited this place. The king of the place at this time was Kshatriya. He was just 21 years of age when he took the throne. During this time Brahmanism dominated the city.

The city of Bhinmal was laid out in the shape of a square and it had eighty-four gates. At a distance of 8 kilometers in the north was the Jalori gate, in the south Laxmi gate, in the east the Sun gate and in the west Sanchori gate. There were many temples at Bhinmal as the temples of of Jain Tirthankars and Hindu god-Ganapati, Kshetrapalas, Chandikadevis, Shivalingas and others. The temple of Jagatsvami was one of the earliest and most famous temples of Rajasthan. It wasbuilt during the time of Gurjara Pratiharas who were sun worshippers. King Kumarpal built the ancient temple of Maahvira. In 1310 AD, Ala ud din Khilji destroyed Bhinmal.

Bhinmal was also a great center of learning. The scholars of Bhinmal were known far and wide. The well known poet Magha, the author of Sisupalavadha lived here in 680 A.D. . Brahmagupta, the great Indian astronomer and mathematician was born here. He lived most of his life in Bhillamala (modern Bhinmal). As a result he is attributed the name Bhillamalacarya, which means the teacher from Bhillamala.

Geography of Bhinmal
Bhinmal is located at 25.0° N 72.25 degree East.