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  2. Indian honorifics - Wikipedia

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    A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.

  3. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    The most widely accepted origin of the name Sikkim is that it is a combination of two words in Limbu: su ("new") and khyim ("palace" or "house"), in reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal. The Tibetan name for Sikkim is Denjong, which means "valley of rice". Tamil Nadu (23) தமிழ்நாடு

  4. List of religious titles and styles - Wikipedia

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    In writing, this title is placed before the name, as in "Admor of Pinsk" or "R' (stands for Rabbi, Rav, or Reb) Ploni Almoni, Admor of Redomsk." Shlit"a 'Shlit"a' is an acronym for " Sh eyikhye L irot Y amim T ovim A rukim/ A men," "May he live a good long life" or "May he live a good life, Amen," given to a revered rabbi or to someone's child ...

  5. Maharaja - Wikipedia

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    Maharaja [a] (also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj; lit. ' great ruler '; feminine: Maharani) [2] is an Indian princely title of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince.

  6. Western Satraps - Wikipedia

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    The rulers of the Western Satraps were called Mahākhatapa (𑀫𑀳𑀸𑀔𑀢𑀧, "Great Satrap") in their Brahmi script inscriptions, as here in a dedicatory inscription by Prime Minister Ayama in the name of his ruler Nahapana, Manmodi Caves, circa 100 CE.

  7. Jana Gana Mana - Wikipedia

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    Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny. Thy name rouses the hearts of the Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat and Maratha. of the Dravida, Orissa and Bengal. It echoes in the hills of the Vindhyas and Himalayas, mingles in the music of the Yamuna and Ganges and is chanted by the waves of the Indian Ocean.

  8. Rudrama Devi - Wikipedia

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    Rudrama Devi (r. c. 1262 - 1289; also known by her regnal name Rudra-deva Maharaja) was a Kakatiya Queen regnant who ruled substantial parts of present-day Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in southern India. She was among the few successful female rulers in Indian history.

  9. List of sultans of Delhi - Wikipedia

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    Name Birth date Death date Beginning of reign End of reign Notes 12 Jalal-ud-din Khalji (Firuz II) 1220 19 July 1296 13 June 1290 19 July 1296 – Ruknuddin Ibrahim (titular) unknown: 1297 19 July 1296 November 1296 Son of Jalal-ud-din Khalji. He ruled for a short time, not always indicating his names on the lists. 13 Alauddin Khalji: 1266 4 ...