Bhomat (also referred to as Bhumat; Hindi: भोमट or भूमट) is a mountainous and forested area in southern

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, covering all or parts of the tehsils of

Kotra KOTRA (Korea Trade Promotion Corporation initially, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency since 1995) is a state-funded trade and investment promotion organization operated by the Government of South Korea.Jhadol Jhadol (Jharol) is a village in Jhadol Tehsil in Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. 2001 census, it had a population of 4,753 in 988 households. It is the headquarters of Jhadol tehsil (sub-district), and is sometimes written ...

and Kherwara in Udaipur district. During British rule, the region was also referred to as 'Hilly Tracts of Mewar'.

Name

The name 'Bhomat' is based on the understanding that land tenures known as ''bhum'' were held by ''jagirdars'' in the region. But as per details provided by Mewar State, Govt. of India accepted that the Rajputs who held villages in Bhomat were not Bhumias, but Jagirdars.Mewar Under Maharana Bhupal Singh, p21

Geography

The Bhomat region is wide in the east-west direction and stretches approximately in the north-south axis. It covers approximately .Geographically, Bhomat is divided in three sub-regions: its western area is called Bhader (Hindi: भाडेर), the central area is called Wakal (after the Wakal River; Hindi: वाकल) and the eastern area is called Khadak (Hindi: खड़क). Primary rivers of the Bhomat are Sabarmati, Vakal, and Som.

History

In the 15th century,

Rana Kumbha Kumbhakarna Singh (r. 1433–1468 CE), popularly known as Maharana Kumbha, was the Maharana of Mewar kingdom in India. He belonged to the Sisodia clan of Rajputs. Rana Kumbha is known for his illustrious military career against various sultanat ...

is credited with building fortresses in the Bhomat region with the goal of containing revolts among the Bhils of the area. In the 16th century, the Bhomat region was the shelter for the Ranas of Mewar when times of military crises caused by the Mughals. Rajput Jagirdars had recognised suzerainty of the Maharana of Maewar and were paying cash tribute in form of ''dasoond'' and provided armed contingents of their quota at disposal of the Mewar State. The Bhomat is recognised as a geographical or cultural region, but it was a unified political entity for only a short term - a century - under British paramountcy. Prior to accession of the Mewar State to the Republic of India in 1949, the region was ruled by several Rajput ''jagirdars'', the important ones being: Jawas, Pahara, Madri, Thana, Chhani, Juda, Panarwa, Oghna, Umariya, Patia, Bawalwara,Barothi, Sarwan, and Nainbara. These ''Jagirdars'' were known as ''bhumias'' (i.e., ones holding a ''bhum'' land tenure) and owed only nominal allegiance to the Mewar State. For approximately a century during British paramountcy over Mewar State, the Bhomat represented a political unit divided in two sub-divisions - Kherwara Bhomat to the east and Kotra Bhomat to the east.

Rajput Jagirdars of Bhomat region

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Population

Adivasi The Adivasi refers to inhabitants of Indian subcontinent, generally tribal people. The term is a Sanskrit word coined in the 1930s by political activists to give the tribal people an indigenous identity by claiming an indigenous origin. The term ...

s comprise'' the majority of the population in the Bhomat.

References

Geography of Udaipur Mewar