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6-633: The Maharana is a variation on the Indian royal title Rana . Maharana denotes ' great king ' or ' high king ', similar to the word " Maharaja ". The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharanas: Hereditary salutes of 9-guns: Some of the rulers were granted increased gun salutes after the independence, e.g. the above-listed Maharana of Mewar (Hindu; at Udaipur, Maharajpramukh in Rajasthan)
12-691: The Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary. The Rana is a title used by different Rajput clans across India, Pakistan and Nepal. In India and Nepal , they are predominantly Hindus. The Rana rule in Nepal from the mid-1800s to the mid-1900s saw a whole century of oppression of Nepalese who became Buddhist monks. The first victims were Nepalese Mahayana (Tibetans) who converted to Buddhism, then Theravada Buddhism in
18-605: The monarch of Amarkot , gave refuge to the Mughal prince Humayun and his wife, Hamida Banu Begum , who had fled from military defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri . Their son Akbar was born in the fort of the Rana of Amarkot. The head of the Kunwar nobles of Nepal, Jung Bahadur Kunwar , took the title of Rana(ji) and Shree Teen Maharaja after consolidation of his post of Prime Minister of Nepal . This dynasty controlled administration of
24-552: The title of Mahārāṇā (महाराणा) extensively in their royal charters. Today, members of some Rajput clans in Indian subcontinent use it as a hereditary title. In Pakistan , mostly Muslims —but also some Hindus in Sindh (present-day Pakistan)—use it as a hereditary title. Amarkot , a state in Sindh, has a Hindu Thakur Sodha Rajput ruler who uses the title. In the 16th century, Rana Prasad ,
30-453: Was formerly used as a title of martial sovereignty by Rajput kings in India . Rani is the title for the wife of a rana or a female monarch. It also applies to the wife of a raja . Compound titles include rana sahib , ranaji , raj rana, rana bahadur , and maharana . "Rana" was formerly used as a title of martial sovereignty by Rajput kings in India . Sisodia rulers of Mewar used
36-509: 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 . Rana (title) Rana ( IAST : Rāṇā , Sanskrit : राणा ) is an historical title denoting an absolute Hindu king in the Indian subcontinent . Today, it is used as a hereditary name in the Indian subcontinent. "Rana"
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