Udaipur
City of Lakes
The 'City of Lakes', founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II as the new capital of Mewar after the fall of Chittorgarh.
What you need to know
- Founded 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh II
- Built on banks of Lake Pichola in the Aravalli hills
- Replaced Chittorgarh as capital of Mewar after Akbar's 1568 sack
- City Palace complex built over 400 years by successive Maharanas
- Mewar school of painting flourished here
- Maharana Pratap's base during resistance against Akbar