Mewat
Sign in to saveMewat (; ) is a historical and cultural region which encompasses parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in northwestern India.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Mewat
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Historical region
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Mewati
- Settlement.demographics_type1
- Mewat Region
- Settlement.demographics1_title1
- Haryana tehsils
- Settlement.demographics1_info1
- Nuh, Punahana, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru, Sohna, Hathin, Hodal, Faridabad, Ballabgarh
- Settlement.demographics1_title2
- Rajasthan tehsils
- Settlement.demographics1_info2
- Tijara, Kishangarh Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh, Kathumar, Mandawar, Pahari, Nagar, deeg, seekri, jurhera, alwar, Kaman,malakheda,tapukda, bhiwadi,khairthal, naugaon,Nagar
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- Uttar Pradesh tehsils
- Settlement.demographics1_info4
- Chhata tehsil
- Settlement.demographics_type2
- Languages
- Settlement.demographics2_title1
- Official
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- English, Hindi, Urdu
- Settlement.demographics2_title2
- Spoken
- Settlement.demographics2_info2
- Mewati, Hindi, Urdu
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Historical capital
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Alwar
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Encyclopedic overview
20 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Classical era
- Medieval era
- Balban's campaigns in Mewat
- Wali-e-Mewat era
- Mughal era
- British era
- The Indian Rebellion of 1857
- Tablighi Jamaat
- The Alwar Movement and Yasin Khan
- Post-Indian Independence era
- Communal tensions during the Partition of India
- Mewat's political dynasties
- Mewat district
- Culture
- Language
- See also
- References
- External links
Mewat (; ) is a historical and cultural region which encompasses parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in northwestern India.
== Geography == The loose boundaries of the Mewat region generally include parts of the following districts: Nuh district (Nuh, Punahana, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru) of Haryana Palwal district (Palwal, Hathin, Hodal) of Haryana Faridabad district (Faridabad, Badhkal, Ballabgarh) of Haryana Gurugram district (Sohna) of Haryana Alwar district (Tijara, Kishangarh Bas, Ramgarh, Laxmangarh, Kathumar, Aravalli hills tract) of Rajasthan Dausa district (Mahwa, Mandawar) of Rajasthan Bharatpur district (Pahari, Nagar, Deeg, Nadbai, Bhusawar, Weir, Kaman) of Rajasthan. Mathura district (Chhata) of Uttar Pradesh
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