Vagad

Historical Region of Western India Vagad

Location	southernRajasthan
19th-centuryflag
State established:	11th Century
Language	Vagdi(dialect),Hindi
Dynasties	Parmar Rajput,Chauhans of Jalore,Gohil Of Mewar,Parmar Damor Lineage.
Historicalcapitals	Dungarpur,Sagwara
Separated states 21 Century Rulers	Banswara,Kushalgarh पासून: १९९९ 〱नावाचा: आयुष्य कालावधी ठाकर ࿐

Vagad(also known asVagar) is aregionin southeasternRajasthanstate of westernIndia.^[1]Its boundaries are roughly defined by those of the districts ofDungarpurandBanswara.^[1]^[2]Major cities of the region areDungarpurandBanswara.

Geography

Vagad is bounded on the north byMewarregion of Rajasthan, on the southeast and eastbyMalwaregion ofMadhya Pradesh,and on the west and southwest byGujaratstate. The region mostly lies in the upper watershed of theMahi Riverand its tributaries, which is said to be the lifeline of Vagad. The Mahi flows north through the district (Banswara) from its origin in theVindhya Rangeof Madhya Pradesh, entering the district (Banswara) from the southeast and flowing north towards the northern end of the district, where it turns southwest to form the boundary between Banswara and Dungarpur districts before entering Gujarat and emptying into theGulf of Cambay.

Vagad has richfloraandfauna.Theforestsinclude mainlyteak.Thewildlifeincludes a large variety of wild animals such as theleopardand thechinkara.Commonbirdsin the region includefowl,partridge,black drongo,grey shrike,greenbee-eater,bulbulandparrot.Some of the towns in this region are Aspur, Bhiluda, Simalwada, Sagwara, Partapur, Bagidra and Garhi.

History

Parmar rulers held Vagar during the 11th century with their political center atArthuna(in present-dayBanswara district).^[3]Vagad as a different region separated fromMewar,^{[clarification needed]}and a branch ofGuhilot Rajputruled here^{[clarification needed]}

All princely states were merged into Rajasthan prior to 1947.

According to the 2011 Census of India, this region has a population of 3,186,037 people.

References

^^a ^bJain, Prakash Chandra (1989).Tribal Agrarian Movement: A Case Study of the Bhil Movement of Rajasthan.Udaipur: Himanshu Publications. p. 65.ISBN 81-85167-17-6.
^Gordhan, Ram (2015).Politics development and modernization among the Bhils of Rajasthan.New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University. p. 5.hdl:10603/34825.
^Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2002).State Formation in Rajasthan: Mewar during the Seventh-Fifteenth Centuries.New Delhi: Manohar. p. 60.ISBN 81-7304-429-5.

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[:0-1] Jain, Prakash Chandra (1989).Tribal Agrarian Movement: A Case Study of the Bhil Movement of Rajasthan.Udaipur: Himanshu Publications. p. 65.ISBN 81-85167-17-6.

[2] Gordhan, Ram (2015).Politics development and modernization among the Bhils of Rajasthan.New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University. p. 5.hdl:10603/34825.

[3] Kapur, Nandini Sinha (2002).State Formation in Rajasthan: Mewar during the Seventh-Fifteenth Centuries.New Delhi: Manohar. p. 60.ISBN 81-7304-429-5.

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