Yuv(a)raj(a) (Sanskrit: युवराज) is an Indian title for the

crown prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wife ...

, and the

heir apparent An heir apparent, often shortened to heir, is a person who is first in an order of succession and cannot be displaced from inheriting by the birth of another person; a person who is first in the order of succession but can be displaced by the b ...

to the throne of an Indian (notably Hindu) kingdom or (notably in the

Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire was an early-modern empire that controlled much of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries. Quote: "Although the first two Timurid emperors and many of their noblemen were recent migrants to the subcontinent, the ...

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi language, Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Q ...

)

princely state A princely state (also called native state or Indian state) was a nominally sovereign entity of the British Indian Empire that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule, subject to ...

. It is usually applied to the eldest son of a

Raja ''Raja'' (; from , IAST ') is a royal title used for South Asian monarchs. The title is equivalent to king or princely ruler in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The title has a long history in history of South Asia, South Asia and History of ...

(King) or

Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great Monarch, king" or "high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Em ...

(Great King), a

kshatriya Kshatriya ( hi, क्षत्रिय) (from Sanskrit ''kṣatra'', "rule, authority") is one of the four varna (social orders) of Hindu society, associated with warrior aristocracy. The Sanskrit term ''kṣatriyaḥ'' is used in the co ...

chief ruling one of the former kingdoms or vassal-rank princely states.

Individuals

* Yuvraj Singh (politician), was an Indian Politician and a MLA from Hamirpur constituency from Uttar Pradesh. *

Yuvaraj Dhayalan Yuvaraj Dhayalan is an Indian film director. Career Yuvaraj Dhayalan hails from Chengalpattu. He joined as an assistant director to director M. Raja for his Tamil film '' Santosh Subramaniam''. He had also assisted Chimbu Deven in the Cowbo ...

, Tamil film assistant director *

Yuvraj Hans Yuvraj Hans is a Punjabi actor. He is the son of singer-turned politician and Bharatiya Janata Party MP Hans Raj Hans. Personal life His elder brother is Navraj Hans, who is also a singer and actor. Yuvraj married Mansi Sharma in February 201 ...

, a Punjabi actor and singer *

Yuvraj Singh Yuvraj Singh (born 12 December 1981) is a former Indian international cricketer who played in all formats of the game. He is an all-rounder who batted left-handed in the middle order and bowled slow left-arm orthodox . He has won 7 Player of ...

, an Indian cricketer *

Yuvraj Walmiki Yuvraj Walmiki (born 29 November 1989) is an Indian professional Field Hockey Player from Maharashtra, also called as Prince of Indian Hockey. He was a member of the Indian team that won the 2011 Asian Champions Trophy. He also played world ...

, an Indian professional field hockey player *

Yuvraj Khanal Yuv(a)raj(a) (Sanskrit: युवराज) is an Indian title for the crown prince, and the heir apparent to the throne of an Indian (notably Hindu) kingdom or (notably in the Mughal Empire or British Raj) princely state. It is usually applied ...

, a professional student

Other uses

* ''

Yuvvraaj ''Yuvvraaj'' () is a 2008 Indian drama film directed and produced by Subhash Ghai. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Salman Khan, Zayed Khan, Katrina Kaif and Boman Irani. ''Yuvvraaj'' is a musical story of a fragmented family of three brothers wh ...

'', a Bollywood movie by

Subhash Ghai Subhash may refer to: People * Subhash Agarwal, Indian professional player and coach of English billiards and snooker * Subhash Awchat (born 1960), Indian artist and author based in Mumbai * Subhash Bapurao Wankhede (born 1963), Indian politician ...

featuring

Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career spanning over thirty years, Khan has received numerous awards, including two Nationa ...

References

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