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Vagad

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Historical Region of Western India
Vagad
Temple Dev Somnath
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

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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

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Vagad region consists of Dungarpur and Banswara districts.

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 ofGuhilotRajputruled 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

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  1. ^abJain, Prakash Chandra (1989).Tribal Agrarian Movement: A Case Study of the Bhil Movement of Rajasthan.Udaipur: Himanshu Publications. p. 65.ISBN81-85167-17-6.
  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.ISBN81-7304-429-5.
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