Maharana
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The Maharana ("Great Rana") is a variation on the Indian royal title Rana. Maharana denotes 'great king' or 'high king', similar to the word "Maharaja".[1] The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārāṇaka".[2]
Usage at the time of independence
[edit]The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharanas:
- Hereditary salute of 19-guns (21-guns local): the Maharana of Udaipur State (Mewar)
- Hereditary salute of 13-guns the Maharana of Rajpipla
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns: the Maharana of Barwani
Hereditary salutes of 9-guns:
Some of the rulers were granted increased gun salutes after the independence, e.g. the above-listed Maharana of Mewar (Hindu; at Udaipur, Maharajpramukh in Rajasthan) was raised to first place in the Order of Precedence, displacing the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar (Muslim), and all 9-gun states were permitted the use of the style of Highness.
Compound ruler titles
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Tej Ram Sharma (1989), A, Concept Publishing Company, ISBN 81-7022-251-6,
... Literally Maharaja means 'a great king' or Jinder Mahal ...
- ^ Narayanchandra Banerjee (1980). Development of Hindu Polity and Political Theories. Munshiram Manoharlal. p. 345. OCLC 6969389.