Maharana
Encyclopedia
Maharana is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Maharaja
, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rana
, a variation on Raja
.
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
.
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rana
Rana (title)
Rana is a Princely title of Royalty in Sanskrit. Rana is used by the Jats and Rajput of South Asia. The name is usually interpreted to mean "Prince".Compound titles Rana Sahib, Rana Bahadur, and Maharana.-Royal title in India:...
, a variation on Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
.
Salute states (all in present India)
The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharana's:- Hereditary salute of 19-guns (21-guns local): H.H. the Maharana of UdaipurUdaipurUdaipur , also known as the City of Lakes, is a city, a Municipal Council and the administrative headquarters of the Udaipur district in the state of Rajasthan in western India. It is located southwest of the state capital, Jaipur, west of Kota, and northeast from Ahmedabad...
(Mewar) - Hereditary salute of 13-guns H.H. The Maharana of RajpiplaRajpiplaRajpipla is a city and a municipality in the Narmada district in the Indian state of Gujarat.It was the capital of the former Kingdom of Rajpipla.-Geography:Rajpipla is located at . It has an average elevation of 148 metres ....
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns: H.H. the Maharana of BarwaniBarwaniBarwani , also known as Badwani, is a city and a municipality in Barwani District in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. The city is situated near the left bank of the Narmada River, and is the administrative headquarter of Barwani District. It has served as the capital of the former princely state...
Hereditary salutes of 9-guns:
- The Maharana of Danta
- The Maharana of WadhwanWadhwanWadhwan is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Demographics: India census, Wadhwan had a population of 61,739. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Wadhwan has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of...
- The Maharana of Sant
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
Nizam
Nizam-ul-Mulk of Hyderabad popularly known as Nizams of Hyderabad was a former monarchy of the Hyderabad State, now in the states of Andhra Pradesh , Karnataka , and Maharashtra in India...
of Hyderabad and Berar (Muslim), and all 9-gun states were permitted the use of the style of Highness
Highness
Highness, often used with a possessive adjective , is an attribute referring to the rank of the dynasty in an address...
.
Compound ruler titles
- H.H. the Maharana Raj Sahib of WankanerWankanerWankaner is a city and a municipality in Rajkot district in the Indian state of Gujarat.Wankaner has thorny plantation in the area !-Geography:Wankaner is located at . It has an average elevation of 81 metres ....
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns - The Maharana Sahib of Dharampur