Dewair | |
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Village | |
Coordinates:25°24′59″N73°48′15″E / 25.416357°N 73.804119°E /25.416357; 73.804119 | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Rajasthan |
District | Rajsamand district |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Dewair orDawer is a village inRajsamand district,Rajasthan,India.[1] It has a population of 4480.[2] It is located onNational Highway 48 (India) (earlier designated National Highway 8), 40 km fromKumbhalgarh and 22 km fromDeogarh.[3]
This is the site of theBattle of Dewair (1606) in whichAmar Singh I fought Mughal forces ofJahangir.[4]
On 10 January 2012, a victorymemorial commemorating the victory of Maharana Pratap at Dewair[5] was inaugurated by thePresident of India, Smt.Pratibha Patil.[6]