Maharaol
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Maharaol 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 Raol, a variation on Raja
.
s that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947 included one following Maharaol a Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11-guns personal) for H.H. the Maharaol of Baria
Maharaja
Mahārāja is a Sanskrit title for a "great king" or "high king". The female equivalent title Maharani denotes either the wife of a Maharaja or, in states where that was customary, a woman ruling in her own right. The widow of a Maharaja is known as a Rajamata...
, also meaning 'Great king' in Hindi. It is composed of Maha- 'great' and the royal title Raol, a variation on Raja
Raja
Raja is an Indian term for a monarch, or princely ruler of the Kshatriya varna...
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Salute states (all in present India)
The gun salutes enjoyed by princely statePrincely state
A Princely State was a nominally sovereign entitity of British rule in India that was not directly governed by the British, but rather by an Indian ruler under a form of indirect rule such as suzerainty or paramountcy.-British relationship with the Princely States:India under the British Raj ...
s that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947 included one following Maharaol a Hereditary salute of 9-guns (11-guns personal) for H.H. the Maharaol of Baria
Baria
Devgadh Baria is a municipality in Dohad district in the state of Gujarat, India. It is a small town nestled in the foothills on the eastern border of Gujarat State. It was established in 1782. The state was ruled by Chauhan kings until it merger with the Union of India...