Maharao
{{Short description|Variation on Indian royal title Maharaja}}
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
=Salute states (all in present India)=
The gun salutes enjoyed by princely states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharaos:
=Non-salute states=
(probably quite incomplete)
- Sirohi (Rao till 1889)
Other use
"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
Sources
- [http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/main.html Indian princely states]