Maharaja - Wikipedia
WEBMaharaja ( / ˌmɑː ( h) əˈrɑːdʒə / [1] MAH- (h)ə-RAH-jə; also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king", or "high king". [2] Maharani Rudrama Devi was one the few ruling queens in Indian History.
Maharaja of Patiala - Wikipedia
WEBThe Maharaja of Patiala was the title of a Maharaja in India and the ruler of the princely state of Patiala, a state in British India. The first Maharaja of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh (1695–1765). [2] Maharaja Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938.
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India's misunderstood maharajahs - BBC
WEBSep 26, 2021 · India's misunderstood maharajahs. 26 September 2021. Juggernaut. Fateh Singh of Udaipur used his grandeur and seniority strategically and was held in awe by the British Raj. India's maharajahs or ...
The Fall and Rise of a Modern Maharaja - Smithsonian Magazine
WEBJan 21, 2016 · TRAVEL. Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly. The Fall and Rise of a Modern Maharaja. Born to a palace but stripped of his livelihood in the 1970s, Gaj Singh II created a new life dedicated to...
Maharaja | Indian Ruler, Royalty & Monarch | Britannica
WEBmaharaja, (from mahat, “great,” and rājan, “king”), an administrative rank in India; generally speaking, a Hindu prince ranking above a raja. Used historically, maharaja refers specifically to a ruler of one of the principal native states of India. The feminine form is maharani (maharanee).
Did India let down the maharajahs? - BBC
WEBAug 5, 2023 · India's misunderstood maharajahs; Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress party's leader, and the man who, as states minister, would ultimately deal with the princes, was less visceral in his reactions ...
Maharaja - Wikiwand
WEBMahārāja ( / ˌmɑː ( h) əˈrɑːdʒə / MAH- (h)ə-RAH-jə; also spelled Maharajah or Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king", or "high king". It has been suggested that this article should be split into multiple articles. ( discuss) (June 2020) Maharaja Yashwantrao Martandrao Mukne of Jawhar State.
India's Maharajahs: The best of both worlds | History Today
WEBIndia's Maharajahs: The best of both worlds. India’s rulers demonstrated what power they had by adopting the crafts of their conquerors – first the Mughals, then the British.
Indian maharajah's daring act of anti-colonial dissent - BBC News
WEBDec 10, 2011 · BBC News. As Delhi prepares to mark 100 years as India's capital, a previously lost diary written by an Anglo-Irish aristocrat has provided a fascinating insight into an extraordinary but largely...
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