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Udaipur

Also known as Oodeypore, Udaipur City, Udayapura

Udaipur (Hindi: , ) (ISO 15919: Udayapura) is a city in the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan, about south of the state capital Jaipur. It serves as the administrative headquarters of Udaipur district. It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II of the Sisodia clan of Rajputs, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur after Chittorgarh was besieged by Akbar. It remained as the capital city till 1818 when Mewar became a British princely state, and thereafter the Mewar province became a

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Udaipur is a city in northwestern Rajasthan, India, that serves as the administrative center of Udaipur district and was founded in 1559 as the historic capital of the Mewar kingdom. The city was established by Udai Singh II after he relocated the capital from Chittorgarh following its siege by Akbar, and it remained the kingdom's capital until 1818 when the region became a British princely state.

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Settlement.name: Udaipur
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.nicknames: The White City, City of Lakes
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Rajasthan#India
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Udaipur
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Rajasthan, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Rajasthan
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Udaipur
Settlement.founder: Udai Singh II
Settlement.named_for: Udai Singh II
Settlement.governing_body: Udaipur Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Govind Singh Tank
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Official name: Udaipur
Country: India
Located in: Kingdom of Mewar
Population: 451100
Area: 37
Elevation: 578
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Capital of: Kingdom of Mewar
Official website: udaipur.rajasthan.gov.in
Image: Udaipur-Stadtpalast-42-vom Picholasee-2018-gje.jpg
Dialing code: 0294
Licence plate code: RJ-27

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category: Udaipur
topic's main category: Category:Udaipur
Commons gallery: Udaipur
category of associated people: Category:People from Udaipur
postal code: 313001
native label: Udayapura

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Article · Italiano

Udaipur è una città dell'India di 389.317 abitanti, è conosciuta anche come città dei laghi, capoluogo del distretto di Udaipur e della divisione di Udaipur, nello stato federato del Rajasthan. In base al numero di abitanti la città rientra nella classe I (da 100.000 persone in su).Oltre alla sua storia, cultura e posizione panoramica, è anche conosciuta per i suoi palazzi dell'era Rajput. Il Palazzo del lago, per esempio, copre un'intera isola nel lago Pichola. Molti palazzi sono stati trasformati in alberghi di lusso. Spesso è chiamata la Venezia d'Oriente ed è anche soprannominata Lake City.

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