| Historical Region of Western India Vagad | |
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| Location | southernRajasthan |
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| State established: | 11th Century |
| Language | Vagdi (dialect),Hindi |
| Dynasties | Parmar Rajput, Bangdiya Chauhan ,rmar Damor Lineage. |
| Historicalcapitals | Dungarpur,Sagwara |
| Separated states | Banswara,Kushalgarh |
Vagad (also known asVagar) is aregion in southeasternRajasthan state of westernIndia.[1] Its boundaries are roughly defined by those of the districts ofDungarpur andBanswara.[1][2] Major cities of the region areDungarpur andBanswara.
Vagad is bounded on the north byMewar region of Rajasthan, on the southeast and eastbyMalwa region ofMadhya Pradesh, and on the west and southwest byGujarat state. The region mostly lies in the upper watershed of theMahi River and its tributaries, which is said to be the lifeline of Vagad. The Mahi flows north through the district (Banswara) from its origin in theVindhya Range of 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 richflora andfauna. Theforests include mainlyteak. Thewildlife includes a large variety of wild animals such as theleopard and thechinkara. Commonbirds in the region includefowl,partridge,black drongo,grey shrike, greenbee-eater,bulbul andparrot. Some of the towns in this region are Aspur, Bhiluda, Simalwada, Sagwara, Partapur, Bagidra and Garhi.
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It was anAdivasiBhil stronghold until theRajputParmarinvasion 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 ofGuhilotRajput ruled 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.
