Maharana is a variation on the Indian royal title
Rana
Rana may refer to:
Astronomy
* Rana (crater), a crater on Mars
* Delta Eridani or Rana, a star
People, groups and titles
* Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name)
* Rana (title), a histori ...
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Maharana denotes '
king of kings
King of Kings; grc-gre, Βασιλεὺς Βασιλέων, Basileùs Basiléōn; hy, արքայից արքա, ark'ayits ark'a; sa, महाराजाधिराज, Mahārājadhirāja; ka, მეფეთ მეფე, ''Mepet mepe'' ...
', similar to the word "
Maharaja
Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king".
A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, an ...
".
Ruler title in British India
Salute state
A salute state was a princely state under the British Raj that had been granted a gun salute by the British Crown (as paramount ruler); i.e., the protocolary privilege for its ruler to be greeted—originally by Royal Navy ships, later also ...
s (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 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:
*The Maharana of
Danta
*The Maharana of
Wadhwan
Wadhwan, also spelled Vadhwan, is a city and a municipality in Surendranagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Located on the banks of the Bhogavo River, around 3 km from Surendranagar and 111 km from Ahmedabad, Wadhwan is a kn ...
*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 of Hyderabad and Berar (Muslim), and all 9-gun states were permitted the use of the style of
Highness
Highness (abbreviation HH, oral address Your Highness) is a formal style used to address (in second person) or refer to (in third person) certain members of a reigning or formerly reigning dynasty. It is typically used with a possessive adjecti ...
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Non-salute states ruled by a Maharana
Compound ruler titles
*The Maharana
Raj Sahib
Raj or RAJ may refer to:
History
* British Raj, the 1858–1947 rule of the British Crown over India
* Company Raj, the 1757–1858 rule of the East India Company in South Asia
* Licence Raj, the Indian system of elaborate licences, regulations ...
of
Wankaner
Wankaner is a city and a municipality in Morbi district in the State of Gujarat. Until 2013, Wankaner was part of the Rajkot district.
Etymology
The city was named after its location on the Machhu River, "Wankaner" translating to "riverbend" ( ...
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns
*The Maharana Sahib of
Dharampur
Other use
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Indian princely states
Heads of state
Royal titles
Noble titles
Titles of national or ethnic leadership
Medieval India
Udaipur
Indian feudalism
Titles in India