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{{About|the village in Rajasthan|other places called Chavand|Chavand (disambiguation){{!}}Chavand}}
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'''Chawand''' (also spelt Chavand<ref name="ASI">{{cite book |title=Inventory of Monuments and Sites of National Importance Vol. II, Part I, Jaipur Circle |date=2006 |publisher=The Director General of Archaeological Survey of India |location=New Delhi |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.88329/ |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>) is a town in [[Sarada tehsil]] of [[Udaipur district]], Rajasthan.<ref name="UdaipurCensusDCHB-B">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/UdaipurDistrict2011CensusHandbook-B|title=District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract|publisher=Directorate of Census Operations|year=2011}}</ref> The historical significance of the town is that it was the last capital of Mewar under the reign of [[Maharana Pratap]].

After the battle of Haldighati, Maharana Pratap captured this area from the [[Rathore|Rathors]] and established his new capital at Chawand in 1585 CE. Maharana Pratap built Chamunda Devi temple here. He built about 16 hideouts within the radius of 10 km to 1 km around his capital to look after the administration. Many secret army stores, palaces, temples and buildings for his loyal Bhils were also constructed here. During a hunting accident, he died on 29 January<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://bharatdiscovery.org/india/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA|title = Bharat Discovery}}</ref> 1597<ref>{{Cite web|title = Maharana Pratap - History of Chittorgarh|url = http://www.chittorgarh.com/maharana-pratap.asp|website = www.chittorgarh.com|access-date = 2016-01-19}}</ref> in Chawand. A fine statue of Maharana Pratap and his four aide has been built in the memory of Maharana Pratap.{{citation needed|date=October 2015}} A ruined palace once occupied by Maharana Pratap is located in Chawand.<ref name="ASI" />

==References==
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*http://www.udaipur.net/excursions-16-Chavand-Udaipur.html

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