Maharaja

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monarchical title royal title

Maharaja is a royal title historically used by sovereign Hindu and Sikh rulers in the Indian subcontinent, denoting a "great king" or high-ranking monarch.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	monarchical title → royal title →
associatedWith	Indian princely states → feudal hierarchy → hereditary monarchy →
culturalRegion	Bangladesh (historical) → India → Nepal (historical) → Pakistan (historical) → South Asia →
etymologyFrom	maha → raja →
etymologyLanguage	Sanskrit →
femaleEquivalent	Maharani →
governs	kingdom → princely state →
hasHonorificForm	His Highness → His Majesty →
historicalPeriod	British Raj → classical India → early modern India → medieval India →
meaning	great king → high king →
pluralForm	Maharajahs → Maharajas →
rankComparedToRaja	higher →
relatedTitle	Maharani → Raja →
religiousContext	Hinduism → Sikhism →
scriptUsed	Devanagari →
semanticField	kingship → nobility → royalty →
titleHierarchy	above Raja → below Maharajadhiraja →
typeOf	hereditary title → sovereign title →
usedBy	Hindu rulers → Indian princes → Sikh rulers → sovereign rulers →
usedFor	rulers of important princely states → rulers of large kingdoms →
usedIn	Indian subcontinent →
usedInSystem	princely state system of British India →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rana of Porbandar ("Rana (South Asian royal title)") →	hasEquivalentOrRelatedTitle
Parliament of Ceylon ("King of Ceylon") →	headOfStateTitle
Duleep Singh →	occupation
Maharaja ("Maharajahs") →	pluralForm
Princely State of Porbandar ("Maharaja Rana") →	rulerTitle
Sambhaji ("Maharaj") →	title
Sikh Empire →	titleOfHeadOfState
King of Thailand →	titleStyle