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<div>'''''Rai''''' ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: {{lang|sa|राय}}; {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رائے}}}}, {{transl|sa|''rāi''}}; {{lang-bn|রায়}}) is a historical title of royalty and nobility in the [[Indian subcontinent]] used by rulers and chieftains of many [[princely states]]. It is derived from ''Raja'' (king, prince or chief). The Marathi/Telugu variant Rai was used as a substitute to King.<br />
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When [[Babur]] conquered [[Hindustan]], he found many principalities which had been subordinated by the Emperor of Hindustan and innumerable others which never have been effectively subdued. When [[Akbar]] ascended to the throne, Hindustan had numerous autonomous and semiautonomous rulers. These hereditary rulers were known by various names such as ''Rais'', ''Rajas'', ''Ranas'', and ''Rawals''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Khan |first=Ahsan Raza |date=1977 |title=Chieftains in the Mughal Empire during the reign of Akbar |publisher=Simla |language=en }}</ref><br />
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During Mughal rule, while conferring a title on a Hindu or Sikh Chief the word Raja or Rai was added to the name of person. The Mughals seems to have inherited the practice of bestowing titles from the Sultans of Delhi.<ref>{{cite book|last=Phul |first=R.K |title=Armies of Great Mughal|pages=198–199}}</ref> The appellation "Rai" is primarily applied to men, while for women the appellation "Rani" is used.<br />
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During [[British Raj|British Rule]], ''Rai Sahib'' and ''Rai Bahadur'' were titles of honour given for service of visionary leadership to the nation. They were given immense power too and were equivalent to autonomous native rulers within their feudal estates. Other equivalent titles were ''Roy'' and ''Rao''.<br />
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The descendants of these earlier rulers, chieftains and leaders still use these titles as patronymics, but these titles although having social acceptance as per local customs, holds no recognition and privilege in the eye of law after the abolition of titles in 1971 from the Indian Constitution.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Gazette of India, 1971 |url=https://archive.org/stream/E13841971009161722/E-1384-1971-0091-61722_djvu.txt}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
*[http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_princes_K-W.html WorldStatesmen - India]<br />
* {{citation |last=Jain |first=Vijay K. |title=Acarya Samantabhadra's Svayambhustotra: Adoration of The Twenty-four Tirthankara |date=2015 |publisher=Vikalp Printers |isbn=978-81-903639-7-6 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xI8HBgAAQBAJ |quote={{PD-notice}} |ref={{sfnref|Vijay K. Jain|2015}} }}<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://scci.net.pk/pdetail.php?eid=739&mid=26|title=Sheikhupura Chamber of Commerce & Industry|publisher=scci.net.pk|access-date=2015-11-15}}<br />
*{{cite book|title=Federal & Provincial the Minor Acts: Civil & Criminal|author1=Pakistan|author2=Bhatti, R.M.Z.|author3=Mushtaq, M.I.|date=2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MLETnQEACAAJ|access-date=2015-11-15}}<br />
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