Mewar is a region of south-central Rajasthan state in western India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand and Udaipur. The region was for centuries a Rajput kingdom that later became a princely state under the British. It was ruled by the Gehlot and Sesodia dynasties for over 1200 years. Jump to: navigation, search Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bhilwara is a town in Mewar region of Rajasthan, India, 600 km from Delhi. ... Chittorgarh (also Chittor, Chittaur, or Chittaurgarh) is an ancient city in Rajasthan state of western India. ... Rajsamand is a town of Rajasthan state of western India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Udaipur (उदयुपर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... The Sisodia, Sesodia (or Sisodya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. ...

Topography

The northern part of Mewar is a gently sloping plain, drained by the Banas River and its tributaries, which empty northwest into the Chambal River, a tributary of the Yamuna River. The southern part of the region is hilly, and marks the divide between the Banas and its tributaries and the headwaters of the Sabarmati and Mahi rivers and their tributaries, which drain south into the Gulf of Cambay through Gujarat state. The Aravalli Range forms the northwestern boundary of the region. The Marwar region lies across the Aravalli Range to the northwest, Gujarat and the Vagad region of Rajasthan lie to the south, the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state lies to the southeast, and the Hadoti region of Rajasthan lies to the east. The Banas is a river of Rajasthan state in western India. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The river Yamuna is a major river of northern India, with a total length of around 1370 km. ... Sabarmati river is a river in Western India. ... The Mahi is a river in western India. ... The Gulf of Cambay (also the Gulf of Khambat) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... The Aravalli Range The Aravalli Range is a range of mountains in western India running approximately 300 miles northeast-southwest across Rajasthan state. ... Marwar is the southwest region of Rajasthan in India that lies in Thar Desert. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Vagad is a region in southeastern Rajasthan state of western India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Malwa (Malvi: माळवा) is a region of western India, lying in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state. ... Jump to: navigation, search Madhya Pradesh (मध्य प्रदेश) is a state in central India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hadoti, also known as Hadauti, Hadaoli, or Hadavati, is a region of Rajasthan state in western India. ...

The region is part of the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests' ecoregion. Protected areas include the Jaisamand Wildlife Sanctuary, the Kumbhalgarh Wildlife Sanctuary, the Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary and the Sitamata Game Sanctuary. The Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of western India. ... An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... Dhebar Lake, also known as Jaisamand Lake, is a lake in Udaipur District of Rajasthan state in western India. ... Kumbhalgarh is a fortress in Rajsamand District of Rajasthan state in western India. ...

Mewar has a tropical climate. Rainfall averages 660 mm/year, and is generally higher in the southwest and lower in the northeast of the region. Over 90% of the rain typically falls in the period June to September every year, during the southwest monsoon. The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Monsoon in the Vindhya, a mountain chain in central India A monsoon is a periodic wind, especially in the Indian Ocean and southern Asia. ...

History

The history of Mewar of the past 1200 years is essentially the history of the dynasty and state founded by Bappa Rawal. Jump to: navigation, search This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

The Gehlots

Bappa Rawal, a legendary figure in Rajput history, was allegedly of noble birth, belonging to the lineage of a certain Guha, ruler of the town of Nagda on the border between the present-day states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. However, he spend his childhood as the servant of a Brahmin family, in ignorance of his purported lineage. His warlike temperament commended him to the attention of Maan Mori, a local chieftain who belonged to the Parmar clan of Rajputs, and who is believed to have been Bappa Rawal's own maternal uncle. Be that what it may, Bappa Rawal soon usurped the territory of his patron/uncle and established himself as ruler of Mewar, an event usually dated to AD 734. Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gujarat (ગુજરાત in Gujarati) is the most industrialized state in India after Maharashtra and is located in western India, bordered by Pakistan to the northwest and Rajasthan to the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search A Brahmin (pronounciation is Brahmann )is a member of the Hindu priestly caste. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Events Births Deaths Bilge Khan, Gokturk emperor Categories: 734 ...

All subsequent rulers of Mewar trace their lineage to Bappa Rawal. The senior lineage of rulers descended from him were known as Gehlots, a patronymic derived from the name of their purported distant forbear, the aforementioned Guha. Jump to: navigation, search This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Jauhar of 1303: Ala ud din Khilji, Sultan of Delhi, sent a murauding army across India at the turn of the 13th century; this army, commanded by Malik Kafur, soundly defeated the Gehlot rulers of Mewar in 1303. The impending fall of Chittorgarh, the main bastion of the Gehlots, occasioned the famous Jauhar of 1303, when the womenfolk then resident within that fort collectively committed suicide rather than risk personal dishonour at the hands of the victorious muslim army. The surviving Gehlot menfolk and their retainers and are said to have subsequently took refuge in the nearby hills, inter-married with the tribals of that region, and thereby lost caste. Ala-ud-din Khilji (real name Juna Khan) (d. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events On the 20 April, Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence) The Khilji Dynasty conquers Chittor Births Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373) Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of... Chittorgarh (also Chittor, Chittaur, or Chittaurgarh) is an ancient city in Rajasthan state of western India. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events On the 20 April, Pope Boniface VIII founds the University of Rome La Sapienza Edward I of England reconquers Scotland (see also: William Wallace, Wars of Scottish Independence) The Khilji Dynasty conquers Chittor Births Saint Birgitta, Swedish saint (died 1373) Gegeen Khan, Mongol emperor of...

The Sesodias

Rana Hamir: The victorious Khilji sultans assigned the newly conquered territory of Mewar to the administration of Maldeo, ruler of the nearby state of Jalore, who had allied with them during the recent war. In a bid to reconcile and co-opt the natives of the land to his rule, Maldeo arranged for the marriage of his widowed daughter Songari with Hamir, the scion of a impoverished cadet branch of the erstwhile ruling dynasty. Rana Hamir Singh re-established the state of Mewar in 1326 by engineering a coup d'etat against his father-in-law. The dynasty thus founded by Hamir, who was descended in direct patrilineage from Bappa Rawal, came to be known as Sesodia after Sisoda, the mountain village whence Hamir hailed. Events Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Osman I (1299-1326) to Orhan I (1326-1359) Aradia de Toscano, is initiated into a Dianic cult of Italian Witchcraft (Stregheria), and discovers through a vision that she is the human incarnation of the goddess Aradia. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Rana Kumbha (1433-1468 was not only an expert in fortification but also an accomplished playwright and patron of music. Many of the historic monuments that dot Mewar were erected by him, including the Kumbhalgarh fort and the "Pillar of Victory" in Chittorgarh. Events Births June 23 - Francis II, Duke of Brittany Kettil Karlsson Vasa, later Regent of Sweden. ... Events Baeda Maryam succeeds his father Zara Yaqob as Emperor of Ethiopia Births February 29 - Pope Paul III (died 1549) Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, dramatist and composer William Lilye, English scholar (approximate date; died 1522) Charles I of Savoy John, Elector of Saxony (died 1532) Juan de Zumárraga... Chittorgarh (also Chittor, Chittaur, or Chittaurgarh) is an ancient city in Rajasthan state of western India. ...

Rana Sanga (1509-1527) was among the most prominent Rajput chieftains of his day. He initially allied with an invading Babur to overthrow Ibrahim Lodi, the Sultan of Delhi, in 1526. After this was accomplished, Rana Sanga led a combined Rajput army to defeat Babur and capture Delhi, but was himself defeated by Babur at the Battle of Khanua on March 16, 1527. // Events February 2 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India. ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur , Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) (also spelled Baber or Babar), emperor (1526–30) and founder of the Mughal dynasty of India, a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane). ... Jump to: navigation, search Ibrahim Lodi (died April 21, 1526) was the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. ... The Delhi Sultanate, or Sulthanath-e-Hind/Sulthanath-e-Dilli refers to the various dynasties that ruled in India from 1210 to 1526. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Rana Sangha, also known as Sangram Singh, was the rana (king) of Mewar, in present-day Rajasthan state of western India, from 1509 to 1527. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur , Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) (also spelled Baber or Babar), emperor (1526–30) and founder of the Mughal dynasty of India, a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Timur (Tamerlane). ... Khanwa (Khanua), Battle of (March 17, 1527), a finally disastrous conflict for Mewar, which led to the death of one the kingdoms greatest heroes, Maharana SANGRAM SINGH I, popularly known as Rana Sanga. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Events January 5 - Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, was drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church. ...

Rana Pratap

The greatest Rajput hero of all time, Rana Pratap is Mewar's most illustrious ruler. See main article Rana Pratap Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Pratapa Simha (17XX - 1777) was the king of Nepal between 1775 and 1777. ... Pratapa Simha (17XX - 1777) was the king of Nepal between 1775 and 1777. ...

Mughal and British Suzerainty

Udaipur: As the armies of the Mughal emperor Akbar moved to occupy Mewar in 1568, the then ruler, Udai Singh, father of Rana Pratap, retired to safety at Udaipur, in the foothills of the Aravalli Range. It was at Udaipur that Pratap supplanted his father as head of the Sesodia clan, and here than Pratap's son Amar Singh was resident at the time of his father's death in exile. Udaipur remained the capital of the state until it acceded unto the union of India in 1947. The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... Jump to: navigation, search This topic is considered to be an essential subject on Wikipedia. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Pratapa Simha (17XX - 1777) was the king of Nepal between 1775 and 1777. ... Jump to: navigation, search Udaipur (उदयुपर) is a city in Rajasthan, India. ... The Sisodia, Sesodia (or Sisodya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. ... ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Immediately after Rana Pratap's death, the Sesodias became vassals of the Mughals, and served them faithfully for nearly two centuries. When the Mughal empire went into terminal decline in the 18th century, the Sesodias ventured a measure of autonomy, but were subdued by the Marathas, who exacted crippling tributes from them annually. To add to the woes of the land, the Sisodia rulers of this period dissipated much energy and resources in petty quarrels with their neighbours. The relentless turmoil drained both the country and its ruling family; in the early decades of the 19th century, the Sesodia rulers repeatedly petitioned the British Raj for protection from their neighbours and from the Marathas. Finally, in 1818, Mewar entering into subsidiary alliance with the British and became a princely state in the Rajputana agency. This arrangement continued until the independence of India in 1947, when Mewar acceded unto the union of India; it was later integrated into the Indian state of Rajasthan. Pratapa Simha (17XX - 1777) was the king of Nepal between 1775 and 1777. ... The Sesodia (also known as Sisodia or Sisodhya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... The Mughal Empire (alternative spelling Mogul, which is the origin of the word Mogul) of India was founded by Babur in 1526, when he defeated Ibrahim Lodi, the last of the Delhi Sultans at the First Battle of Panipat. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The Sisodia, Sesodia (or Sisodya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi language speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ... The Sisodia, Sesodia (or Sisodya) are a Rajput clan who ruled the kingdom of Mewar in Rajasthan. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Raj is an informal term for the British colonial administration of most of the Indian subcontinent, or present-day India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, also included from 1886 was Burma. ... Jump to: navigation, search Maratha is a kshatriya (warrior) caste of Marathi language speaking people primarily residing in the plains and hills of Indias western state of Maharashtra. ... 1818 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search A princely state or native state was a feudal monarchy in British India ruled by a hereditary ruler, who was nominally sovereign. ... Rajputana, which means Land of the Rajputs is a region of western India, which now makes up the greater part of Rajasthan state. ... The Indian independence movement was a series of steps taken in the Indian subcontinent for independence from British colonial rule, beginning with the Rebellion of 1857. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... ... Jump to: navigation, search Rajasthan (राजस्थान) is the geographically largest state in northwestern India. ...

External link

• The Mewar Encyclopedia
• Genealogy of the rulers of Mewar