India, Mewar

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Mewar refers to either a region of India or the independent state.

Mewar (or Mewad) is a region in the south-central part of Rajasthan state of India. It includes the present-day districts of Bhilwara, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Pirawa Tehsil of Jhalawar District of Rajasthan, Neemuch and Mandsaur of Madhya Pradesh and some parts of Gujarat.

Mewar State (also known Udaipur State) was an independent state in northwestern India prior to the formation of the Indian Republic in 1949.

Rajputana in 1907, with Mewar in the south center