Mewat
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Mewat is a historical and cultural region in northwestern India, inhabited primarily by the Meo community and spanning parts of present-day Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural region
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| administrativeChange | creation of Nuh district (formerly Mewat district) in Haryana ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Meo participation in Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
endogamous marriage patterns
ⓘ
gotra-based clan system ⓘ |
| demographicFeature |
high proportion of Meo Muslims
ⓘ
high rural population share ⓘ |
| economySector | agriculture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerDistrictNameUsedFor | Nuh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMinorityCommunities |
Gujjars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hindus ⓘ Jats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Alwar district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bharatpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathura district NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuh district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Khanzada rulers of Mewat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mewat State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyRuledBy |
Delhi Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mughal Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOf | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabitedPrimarilyBy | Meo community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Meo culture
ⓘ
agrarian economy ⓘ syncretic Hindu-Muslim traditions ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Rajasthani languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Haryana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ Uttar Pradesh ⓘ northwestern India ⓘ |
| majorCrops |
millet
ⓘ
mustard ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| partOf | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionMajority | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousSiteInRegion |
Pahari temples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shrine of Sheikh Musa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socioEconomicStatus | relatively underdeveloped ⓘ |
| terrain |
Aravalli hill ranges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
alluvial plains ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage | Mewati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalOccupation |
pastoralism
ⓘ
small-scale farming ⓘ |
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