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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Maharao''' is a variation on the Indian (mainly [[Hinduism|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]]. <br />
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==Ruler title in British India==<br />
===Salute states (all in present India)===<br />
The gun salutes enjoyed by [[princely state]]s that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharaos:<br />
*Hereditary salute of 17-guns (19-guns local): the Maharao of [[Kachchh|Cutch]] (=Kachchh =Kutch) <br />
*Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao of [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]]h<br />
*Hereditary salute of 17-guns: the Maharao of [[Bundi]]<br />
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===Non-salute states===<br />
''(probably quite incomplete)''<br />
*[[Sirohi]] (Rao till 1889)<br />
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==Compound ruler titles==<br />
*'''Maharao Raja''' of [[Bundi]]<br />
*'''Maharao ''' of [[Alwar]] till April 1889, since<br />
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==Other use==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*[http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/main.html Indian princely states]<br />
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