Maharana
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Maharana is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Maharaja, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rana, a variation on Raja.
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[edit] Ruler title in British India
[edit] Salute states (all in present India)
The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14th of August 1947, included the following Maharana's:
- Hereditary salute of 19-guns (21-guns local): H.H. the Maharana of Udaipur (Mewar)
- Hereditary salute of 13-guns H.H. The Maharana of Rajpipla
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns: H.H. the Maharana of Barwani
Hereditary salutes of 9-guns:
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.
[edit] Non-salute states ruled by a Maharana
[edit] Compound ruler titles
- H.H. the Maharana Raj Sahib of Wankaner - Hereditary salute of 11-guns
- The Maharana Sahib of Dharampur
