Editing Alwar (section)

=== Medieval history ===
[[File:2 The Darbar of Raja Bakhtawar Singh of Alwar. alwar, 1810, San Diego.jpg|thumb|left|The Darbar of Raja Bakhtawar Singh of Alwar in 1810]]
Alwar was ruled by multiple dynasties. Notable dynasties included the [[Jadaun Rajputs|Jadauns of Braj]], [[Nikumbha|Nikumbh Rajputs]], the [[Khanzadas of Mewat|Khanzada Rajputs]], the [[Bargujar|Badgujar Rajputs]], [[Gaur (clan)|Gaur rajputs]] and  the [[Rai Sahib|Rai Sahab]] of Rewari who took the control over this area. The [[Maratha Empire]] also ruled this region for a short period. Rao Raja of Rewari, captured the Alwar Fort from the Rajput Naruka  and laid down the foundation for modern day Alwar.
Wali-e-Mewat Raja Khanzada Alawal Khan, Bahadur, son of Khanzada Zakaria Khan Mewati, was the Khanzada Rajput ruler of Mewat from 1485 till 1504.[1] He was succeeded by his son Hasan Khan Mewati as Wali-e-Mewat in 1504. In 1492 he won Bala Quila from Nikumbh Rajputs to stop the practice of human sacrifice.[2] It is also believed that the city of Alwar is named after him.

[[Hemu|Hemchandra Vikramaditya]] (Hemu), born in Machari, Rajgarh, a village in Alwar, was a Hindu emperor of North India during the 16th century. This was a period when the Mughals and Afghans were vying for power in the region. Hemu captured Delhi on 7 October 1556 after defeating the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] forces in the Battle of Delhi in the Tughlaqabad area in Delhi, and became the ''de facto'' emperor. He won twenty-two battles in succession and became the last Hindu emperor of Delhi. In 1556, after his defeat in the [[Second Battle of Panipat]], he was executed and Mughal regime was restored in North India. In 1781, the Battle of Mandan fought between Raos of Rewari under leadership of Mitrasen and Rajput Sardar Shardul helped by Mughals. Both side seen heavy casualties with only 6000 Ahirs defeated 25000 rajput forces. The whole area annexed by Raos of Rewari.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ltd |first=Nasadiya Tech Pvt |title=Read Hindi article {{!}} राव मित्रसेन अहीर « Sachin Yadav "A_J" {{!}} प्रतिलिपि |url=https://hindi.pratilipi.com/read/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8-%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0-zfqbrefio01k-217k532569u1mh1 |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=hindi.pratilipi.com |language=hi}}</ref>