Udaipur, also called the "City of Lakes" or the "Kashmir of Rajasthan," is a major city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the Indian state of Rajasthan.It is the historic capital of the kingdom of Mewar in the former Rajputana Agency. It was founded in 1553 by Maharana Udai Singh of the Sisodia clan of Rajput, when he shifted his capital from the city of Chittorgarh to Udaipur.and more than also see the country side. The true story of Udaipur begins back in the 16th century, when Maharana Udai Singh II (Udai Singh), the 12th ruler of the Mewar dynasty, was under threat in his current hometown. Looking for a new location to settle and continue his reign, he discovered Udaipur, which was simply a fertile valley region at that time.