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[[File:Nagda-06-Sas Bahu-2018-gje.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Sahastra Bahu Temples]]
'''Nagda''' is a village in [[Udaipur district]] of [[Rajasthan]] state in India.<ref name="Census_2011_B">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/UdaipurDistrict2011CensusHandbook-B|title=District Census Handbook Udaipur, Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract Part XII-B|year=2011|publisher=Census2011.co.in|access-date=2011-09-30}}</ref> It was once a prominent city in the early [[Udaipur State|Mewar state]]. Today it is known primarily for the remains of the [[Sahastra Bahu Temples]].

==Location==
Nagda is situated approximately 20 kilometers north of Udaipur or 2.5km away from [[Eklingji]], another sacred area.

==History==
Nagda was probably established by [[Udaipur State#Gahlot rulers at Nagda|King Nagaditya of the Gehlot dynasty]] in the 7th century AD and it was known as Nagahrada then.<ref name="Jain_Ancient_Cities">{{cite book|title=Ancient Cities and Towns of Rajasthan, A Study of Culture and Civilization|last1=Jain|first1=Kailash Chand|date=1972|publisher=Motilal Banarsidass|page=213-219}}</ref> Nagda was the first capital of [[Mewar State|Mewar]] and continued to be so until c. 948 when the capital was shifted to [[Ahar, Rajasthan|Ahar]].<ref name="Bhattacharya">{{cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=A.N. |title=Human Geography of Mewar |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=evsMAQAAMAAJ |year=2000 |publisher=Himanshu Publications|isbn=9788186231906 }}</ref> In c.1116, Nagda again became the capital of Mewar and stayed so until the early part of the 13th century when it was sacked by [[Iltutmish|Sultan Iltutmish]]'s forces.<ref name="Jain_Ancient_Cities" />

==Population==
The population of Nagda is 237.<ref name="Census_2011_B" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Udaipur district]]
[[Category:Former capitals of Mewar]]

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