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In the major, Muslim realm of Hyderabad and Berar, there was a system of ennobling titles for the Nizam's courtiers, conferring a specific rank without any (e)state of their own, not unlike peerage titles without an actual fief in the UK, the highest titles for Hindu nobles being Maharaja Bahadur and Maharaja, above Vant, Raja Rai-i-Rayan ...
Raja (/ ˈ r ɑː dʒ ɑː /; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia .
Vakpati-raja: 917–944 His younger son established the Naddula Chahamana branch in 950 CE. 15 Simha-raja: 944–971 He was the first independent ruler of dynasty. He had assume the title of Maharajadhiraja. 16 Vigraha-raja II: 971–998 He joined an alliance formed by the ruler of Lahore against the Ghaznavid ruler Sabuktigin. 17 Durlabha-raja ...
However, some, such as Vikrantavarman II, held the title of maharajadhiraja (great king of kings) instead of raja-di-raja. The early kings of Champa before decentralization referred themselves by several different titles such as mahārāja (great king), e.g. Bhadravarman I (r.380–413), or campāpr̥thivībhuj (lord of the land of Champa) used ...
Sinh: It is a word derived from the Sanskrit word siḿha, meaning 'lion'. [38] It is used as a suffix to the first name, example Maharaja Pratapsinh Gaekwad [39] or H.H. Meherban Shrimant Raja Vijaysinhrao Madhavrao Patwardhan, Raja of Sangli [citation needed]
Maharao, a regional variation of Maharaja. Maharawal, a regional variation of Maharaja. Maharana, a regional variation of Maharaja. Mepe, მეფე, Georgian word for king and queen regnant. Eze, the Igbo word for the King or Ruler of a kingdom or city-state. It is cognate with Obi and Igwe.
Agrasen, most commonly known as Maharaja (literally, great king) Agrasen, was a legendary Indian king of Agroha, a city of traders in the district of Hisar, Haryana. He is a descendant of the Hindu deity, Shri Ramchandra 's elder son, Kush .
Unlike the indianized title of raja and maharaja, the term datuk was also found in the Philippines as datu, which suggests its common native Austronesian origin. The term kadatwan or kedaton refer to the residence of datuk, equivalent with keraton and istana.