Marwar

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cultural region historic region

Marwar is a historic desert region in the western part of Rajasthan, India, known for its Rajput heritage, forts, and distinctive Marwari culture and language.

Aliases (1)

Marwar region ×3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region → historic region →
climate	arid → desert climate →
country	India →
culturalPractice	Marwari cuisine → Rajput martial traditions → folk dance → folk music →
dominantReligion	Hinduism →
dynasty	Rathore dynasty →
ethnicGroup	Marwari people →
hasCapitalHistorical	Jodhpur →
historicalRegionOf	Rajputana →
historicalRulers	Rathore Rajputs →
integratedInto	State of Rajasthan →
knownFor	Marwari culture → Marwari language → Rajput heritage → desert landscape → forts → palaces → trade and merchant communities →
language	Marwari →
languageFamily	Rajasthani languages →
locatedIn	Rajasthan → Thar Desert → western Rajasthan →
majorCity	Barmer → Jalore → Jodhpur → Nagaur → Pali → Sirohi →
majorFort	Jalore Fort → Mehrangarh Fort → Nagaur Fort →
notableCityNickName	Jodhpur – Blue City of India →
otherReligion	Islam → Jainism →
partOf	Indian subcontinent →
postIndependenceStatus	region of Rajasthan →
preColonialPolity	Kingdom of Marwar →
princelyStateCategory	Princely state of Rajputana →
princelyStateUnder	British Raj →
traditionalEconomy	agriculture → animal husbandry → trade →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jaisalmer ("Marwar region") → Marwari ("Marwar region") → Umaid Bhawan Palace →	region
Northern India → Western India →	hasCulturalRegion
Jodhpur →	formerName
Rajputs →	historicalPolity
Jodhpur ("Marwar region") →	partOf