Maharao is a variation on the Indian (mainly
Hindu
Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...
) royal title
Maharaja, also meaning 'great king' in Hindi. It is composed of ''Maha-'' 'great' and the royal title ''Rao'', a variation on
Raja.
Ruler title in British India
Salute states (all in present India)
The gun salutes enjoyed by
princely state
A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Raj, British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, ...
s that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharaos:
*Hereditary salute of 17-guns (19-guns local): the Maharao of
Cutch (=Kachchh =Kutch)
*Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao of
Kota
Kota or KOTA may refer to:
People and languages
*Kōta (given name), a masculine Japanese given name
*Kota Brahmin, a sub-caste of Brahmins in Karnataka
*Kota people (India), a tribe in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, South India
**Kota language ...
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*Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao of
Bundi
Non-salute states
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*
Sirohi (Rao till 1889)
Compound ruler titles
*Maharao Raja of
Bundi
*Maharao of
Alwar
Alwar (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �lʋəɾ is a city located in India's National Capital Region (India), National Capital Region and the administrative headquarters of Alwar district, Alwar District in the state of Rajasthan. ...
till April 1889, since
Other use
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Indian princely states
Indian feudalism
Heads of state
Royal titles
Noble titles
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
Titles in India