MEWAR (UDAIPUR) 19 GUN SALUTE STATE Mewar state is formerly Rajputana States Agency. now in Rajasthan State. area of state was 33,517 Sq.Km. ,and population of state was 10,18,805 in 1901 and19,26,698 in 1931.The population of state approximately double in 30 years . Privy purse of state at the time of accession on 7 April 1949 was Rs.10,00,000. The state of Mewar was founded around 1530; later on it was called Udaipur after the name of its capital. In 1568, Emperor Akbar conquered Chittorgarh, the capital of Mewar. In 1576, Maharana Pratap, the ruler of Mewar, was defeated at the Battle of Haldighati and Gogunda, Udaipur and Kumbalgarh were conquered. However through guerilla warfare, Mahrana Pratap recaptured Western Mewar. In 1615, Amar Singh accepted Mughal suzerainty over Mewar. It remained in Mughal hands thereof for about 15