Maharana
Maharana is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Rana. Bhil title Kika.
Maharana denotes 'king of kings', similar to the word "Maharaja".[1]
Ruler title in British India[edit]
Salute states (all in present India)[edit]
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 salutes of 15-guns (17-guns personal):H.H. the Maharaj Rana of Dholpur
- Hereditary salute of 13-guns the Maharana of Rajpipla
- Hereditary salute of 11-guns: 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.
Non-salute states ruled by a Maharana[edit]
Compound ruler titles[edit]
Other use[edit]
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