Kingdom of Mewar

Kingdom of Mewar was a state in Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa (South Asia) that lasted from c. 728 to 1949 CE, about 1,221 years. Its people spoke Indo-Aryan languages (Vedic, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Sinhala).

The Guhila and Sisodia Rajput kingdom whose rulers lost Chittor to Alauddin Khalji in 1303, Bahadur Shah of Gujarat in 1535 and Akbar in 1568. Rana Pratap fought the Mughals at Haldighati in 1576, and Mewar joined India in 1949.

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Facts

Dates

c. 728 to 1949 CE

Duration

1,221 years

Type

State

Region

Rajasthan, Gujarat and Malwa, South Asia

Language family

Indo-Aryan

Capital

Chittorgarh, later Udaipur

Events in South Asia during its time

• 1025 Mahmud of Ghazni sacks Somnath
• 1025 Chola fleet raids Srivijaya
• 1192 Second Battle of Tarain
• 1193 Nalanda sacked
• 1398 Timur sacks Delhi
• 1498 Vasco da Gama reaches Calicut
• 1526 First Battle of Panipat
• 1565 Battle of Talikota

Neighbours in South Asia

• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE
• Republic of India 1947 CE to the present
• Anuradhapura Kingdom 377 BCE to 1017 CE
• Pallava dynasty c. 275 to 897 CE
• Ahom Kingdom 1228 to 1826 CE
• Kingdom of Mysore c. 1399 to 1950 CE
• Pala Empire c. 750 to 1161 CE
• Kingdom of Kandy 1469 to 1815 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

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