Raja

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Raja is a traditional Indian royal title historically used by Hindu monarchs and regional rulers.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Raja canonical 23
Maha Raja 1
Prince of Ayodhya 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf honorific
noble title
royal title
appearsIn Hindu scriptures
Indian epics
ancient Indian inscriptions
associatedReligion Hinduism
countryOfOrigin India
culturalContext Hindu culture
Indian royalty
etymologyRoot Sanskrit word "rājan"
femaleEquivalent Rani
governedUnit estate
kingdom
principality
governingRole head of a kingdom
landholding chief
regional sovereign
hasGenderAssociation male
historicalUse title for feudal lords
title for local chieftains
title for princely rulers
languageOfTerm Hindi
Sanskrit
meaning king
ruler
region East Indies
surface form: East India

northern India
surface form: North India

South India
West India
relatedTitle Maharaja
Rajadhiraja I
surface form: Rajadhiraja

Rani
semanticField monarchy
sovereignty
socialStatus aristocracy
nobility
statusUnderBritishRaj recognized princely title
used for zamindar rulers
timePeriod British India
surface form: British Raj

ancient India
early modern India
medieval India
usedAs dynastic title
hereditary title
personal title
usedBy Hindu monarchs
regional rulers
usedIn South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bhonsle usedTitle Raja
Baghat hasRulerTitle Raja
Rajputs title Raja
Maharaja relatedTitle Raja
The Green Goddess (1923 film) character Raja
this entity surface form: The Raja
Rama title Raja
this entity surface form: Prince of Ayodhya
Bindusara title Raja
this entity surface form: Samrat
Order of Sikatuna class Raja
Raja Man Singh I title Raja
Raja Todar Mal title Raja
Rani hasMasculineForm Raja
Rao relatedTitle Raja
Saopha similarTo Raja
Amal isRelatedName Raja
Datu higherTitleVariant Raja
this entity surface form: Rajah
Sri Lankan monarchy usedTitle Raja
this entity surface form: Maha Raja