Maharana

Maharana is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Rana. Bhil title .

Maharana denotes 'king of kings', similar to the word "Maharaja".[1]

Ruler title in British India[]

Salute states (all in present India)[]

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 (Rana Jat Ruler)

• 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:

• The Maharana of Danta
• The Maharana of Wadhwan
• The Maharana of Sant

Some of the rulers were granted increased gun salutes after the independence, e.g. the above-listed Maharana of Mewar (Hindu; at Udaipur, 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[]

Compound ruler titles[]

• The Maharana of Wankaner - Hereditary salute of 11-guns
• The Maharana Sahib of Dharampur

Other use[]

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References[]

Sources[]

• Indian princely states