Maharana is a variation on the Indian royal title
Rana.
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".
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
*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 ...
.
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 - 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