Mewar
Sign in to saveMewar, also spelled as Mewad, is a historical region located in the south-eastern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It includes the present-day districts of Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh in Rajasthan. The language of this region is known as Mewari, one of the dialects of the Rajasthani language spoken as a lingua franca by the different ethnic groups assembled altogether in one identity called the Mewaris.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mewar
- Settlement.native_name
- मेवाड़
- Settlement.type
- Historical region (Kingdom of Mewar)
- Settlement.map_caption
- Top: Kingdom of Mewar within Rajputana c.1907-1909 Bottom: Mewar region in Rajasthan, India
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajasthan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Districts
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 33,517
- Settlement.population_total
- 9,045,726
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2011
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Mewaris
- Settlement.demographics1_title2
- Birth rate
- Settlement.demographics1_title3
- Death rate
- Settlement.demographics1_title4
- Infant mortality rate
- Settlement.blank_name
- Largest city
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Background
- Etymology
- Geography
- Settlements
- Urban areas
- Villages
- See also
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Mewar, also spelled as Mewad, is a historical region located in the south-eastern part of the Indian state of Rajasthan. It includes the present-day districts of Udaipur, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Chittorgarh and Pratapgarh in Rajasthan. The language of this region is known as Mewari, one of the dialects of the Rajasthani language spoken as a lingua franca by the different ethnic groups assembled altogether in one identity called the Mewaris.
== Background == For centuries, the region was ruled by Rajputs as Kingdom of Mewar. During the period of British East India Company, it became a princely state as Udaipur. It emerged as an administrative unit during the period governance in India and remained until the end of the British Raj era.
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