Maharaya

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Maharaya is a royal title associated with Achyuta Deva Raya, a 16th-century ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India.

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Maharaya canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal title
associatedWith Achyuta Deva Raya NERFINISHED
culturalContext Hindu kingship traditions in South India
denotes high royal status
sovereign ruler
hasSemanticField royalty
sovereignty
historicalContext post-Krishnadevaraya Vijayanagara period
honorificType regnal title
royal epithet
languageContext Sanskrit-influenced court culture
linkedPerson Achyuta Deva Raya NERFINISHED
politicalContext Vijayanagara imperial administration NERFINISHED
relatedTitle Maharaja NERFINISHED
Raya NERFINISHED
relatedTo kingship
monarchy
scriptUsage Kannada-Telugu court milieu
timePeriod early 1500s
mid 1500s
titleHolder Achyuta Deva Raya NERFINISHED
usedBy Vijayanagara royal court NERFINISHED
usedIn Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED
usedInCentury 16th century
usedInPolity Vijayanagara Kingdom NERFINISHED
usedInRegion South India NERFINISHED

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Achyuta Deva Raya title Maharaya
Viranarasimha Raya title Maharaya