Mewar State

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Mewar State was a historic princely state in present-day Rajasthan, India, centered on the city of Udaipur and ruled for centuries by the Sisodia Rajput dynasty.

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Mewar State canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic state
princely state
associatedFort Chittorgarh Fort
Kumbhalgarh Fort
associatedLakeCity Udaipur
capital Udaipur
commonName Mewar
conventionalLongName Kingdom of Mewar
linked to: Udaipur State
country British India
culturalRegion Mewar region of Rajasthan
dynasty Sisodia
ethnicGroup Rajput
linked to: Rajputs
formerCapital Chittorgarh
governmentType monarchy
historicalRegion Mewar
historicalSignificance one of the prominent Rajput states of Rajputana
integratedInto Dominion of India
United State of Rajasthan
linked to: Rajasthan
knownFor Rajput resistance to Mughal expansion
forts and palaces
language Mewari
Rajasthani
locatedIn India
Rajasthan
majorCity Chittorgarh
Udaipur
notableRuler Bappa Rawal
Maharana Pratap
Rana Sanga
Udai Singh II
partOf Rajputana Agency
politicalStatus autonomous monarchy
princely state under British suzerainty
predecessor Kingdom of Mewar
linked to: Udaipur State
presentDayLocation northwestern India
southern Rajasthan
region Rajputana
linked to: Rajputana Agency
religion Hinduism
religiousTradition Shaivism
Vaishnavism
ruledBy Rajputs
Sisodia dynasty
rulingClan Guhila
sovereign Maharana of Mewar
successor India
Rajasthan
titleOfRuler Maharana
treatyRelationship British Crown
British East India Company

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Udaipur State alsoKnownAs Mewar State
Sirohi State borderedBy Mewar State
Dungarpur State borderedBy Mewar State
Maharana notablyUsedIn Mewar State