Maharao
Maharao is a variation on the Indian (mainly Hindu) royal title Maharaja, also meaning 'great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Rao, a variation on Raja.
Ruler title in British India
[edit]Salute states (all in present India)
[edit]The gun salutes enjoyed by princely states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharaos:
- Hereditary salute of 17-guns (19-guns local): the Maharao of Cutch
- Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao of Kotah
- Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao Raja of Bundi
- Hereditary salute of 15-guns: the Maharao Raja of Alwar
Non-salute states
[edit](probably quite incomplete)
- Sirohi (Rao till 1889)
Other use
[edit]"Maharao" is also used as a given name and a surname in India:
- Dnyanesh Maharao (born 1960), writer and editor from Maharashtra
- Maharao Raghuveer Singh (born 1943), Indian historian