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Mewat is a historical and cultural region which encompasses parts of the modern-day states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh in north-western India. Geography. The loose boundaries of the Mewat region generally include parts of the following districts: Nuh district ( Nuh, Punahana, Ferozepur Jhirka, Taoru) of Haryana.
The exodus to Pakistan, post Partition, made Mewat a sitting duck for a ‘Meoistan’ aka mini-Pakistan theory because of its sizeable Muslim population. It is a false theory.
Nuh district (formerly known as the Mewat district) is one of the 22 districts of Haryana in northern India. The district is known for having the largest Muslim population in Haryana. It has an area of 1,860 square kilometres (720 sq mi) and had a population of 1.09 million in 2011.
Nuh in Haryana’s Mewat belt, with predominant Muslim population, is one of the most backward regions in the country. The fact was officially confirmed in April 2018, when NITI Aayog identified the district as India’s most backward district.
Aug 28, 2023 · Communal clashes that broke out in Haryana’s Nuh district, following a religious procession on July 31 this year, have seen the larger Mewat region coming into focus. It is spread across the states of Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and is also home to the Meo Muslim community.
May 16, 2022 · The Mewat region is loosely defined as stretching from Alwar and Bharatpur in Rajasthan to parts of Haryana and certain parts of western Uttar Pradesh. It is a region broader than the district in...
Aug 11, 2023 · Meos, sometimes called Mev Muslims, is a sub-group of Muslims who live mainly in the erstwhile Mewat region, which consists of Haryana's Nuh, some parts of Alwar and Bharatpur in Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh. Their highest concentration is in Nuh, where they are 80 per cent of the population. There are various accounts of their origin.
Aug 20, 2023 · After communal violence in Nuh, Sohna and Gurugram, there is much regret over how the proud history of Mewat has been disturbed, which has been peaceful despite riots in other parts of India.
The Mewat State was a sovereign kingdom ruled by the Khanzadas of Mewat. They were a ruling dynasty of Muslim Rajputs from Rajputana who had their capital at Alwar. The Khanzadas were Muslim Rajputs who descended from Raja Sonpar Pal who was a Rajput who converted to Islam during the period of the Delhi Sultanate in India. [2] [3] History.
Jan 23, 2024 · The targeted party were the Meo tribes of Mewat, an agrarian community of Muslims. They were being singled out by their Hindu neighbors, self-styled “cow vigilantes” wrongly blaming the Meos for cow slaughter. In reality, members of the Meo community have been cattle-raisers for centuries.
