Udaipur

Udaipur or Mewar , city and former princely state, now part of Rajasthan state, NW India. The Udaipur region, thickly wooded in the south and west, is mostly an alluvial plain watered by many intermittent streams. Grains, sugarcane, corn, and oilseed are grown. There are also extensive mineral deposits of iron ore, lead, zinc, silver, and beryllium. Udaipur was probably founded in the early 8th cent. It was a center of resistance to the Muslim invaders of India, who never completely subjected it. Udaipur accepted British overlordship in 1818. In 1948 it joined Rajasthan. Udaipur, city (1991 pop. 308,571), capital of the former state, was founded c.1560. It is an agricultural market and a weaving and embroidery center, with manufactures in chemicals and clay products. The city, surrounded by a battlemented wall, is especially noted for its maharaja's palace, which overlooks scenic Pichola Lake.

Udaipur City on Lake Pichola, Rajasthan, nw India. In 1586 it was made capital of the princely state of Udaipur by Udai Singh. The walled city has three palaces. It is an agricultural market and a centre for textiles. Pop. (2001) 389,317.

Udaipur, Rājasthān/India Founded in 1559 by Udai Singh II, Mahārānā of the princely state of Udaipur (1532–72), on the advice of a sage who claimed that if a new Mewār capital was built here it would never be captured. In 1568 he named it the ‘City of Sunrise’ from uday ‘birth’ or ‘rising’ and pur.