Garhwal
Encyclopedia
Garhwal may refer to:
- Garhwal KingdomGarhwal KingdomGarhwal Kingdom was a princely state in north-western Uttarakhand, India, ruled by the Panwar dynasty. It was founded in 888 AD and existed until it was annexed by the Gorkhas in 1803...
, a princely state in what is now Uttarakhand, India - Garhwal divisionGarhwal DivisionGarhwal is the north-western region and administrative division of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand which is home to the Garhwali people. Lying in the Himalayas, It is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Kumaon region, on the south by Uttar Pradesh state, and on the north-west by...
, a region in the current state of Uttarakhand, India - Garhwali peopleGarhwali peopleGarhwali people are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group who primarily live in the Garhwal Himalayas of the north-western Indian state of Uttarakhand...
, people from Garhwal division, Uttarakhand - Garhwal (clan)Garhwal (clan)Garhwal is a gotra of Jats are found in Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan in India. In Rajasthan they inhabit many villages in Sikar district.-History and origin:...
, a clan of Jats - Garhwal DistrictGarhwal DistrictGarhwal lies in the northern region of India. It is a part of the state Uttrakhand and is bounded on four sides by Tibet , Uttar Pradesh, Kumaon region and Himachal Pradesh....
, a former district of British India - Garhwal Himalaya, a subrange of the HimalayasHimalayasThe Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...