Brahmanical See

Brahmanical See refers to the domain of certain Hindu leaders in the Indian subcontinent. Because it is essentially an anglicized term (compare episcopal see), this nomenclature has begun to fall into disuse. Much like the former Indian principalities, which varied in scale from small estates to vast kingdoms, the brahmanical sees range from minor parishes to quasi-states. With Hinduism itself lacking any central organizing institutions, it is common for brahmanical sees to geographically overlap with one another, just as the sees of different Christia ...

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The word Maharaja (also spelled maharajah) is Hindi as well as ancient Sanskrit for "high king" (a karmadharaya from maha "great" and rajan "king"). Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign). The female equivalent to Maharaja is Maharani (or Maharanee), a title used either by the wife of a Maharaja or, in the few states where that is possible, by a woman ruling in her own right. In Hindi, the suffix 'a' is silent so it is pronounced Maharaj. Maharaja - Indian ...

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• Maharaja - Indian subcontinent
• Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title
• Maharaja - Nobiliary use
• Maharaja - Malay world
• Maharaja - Malaysia
• Maharaja - Indonesia
• Maharaja - Sources and References

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Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title. On the eve of independence in 1947, India (including present day Pakistan) consisted of more than 600 princely states (see that article for context), each with its own ruler, often styled Raja or Thakur (if the ruler were Hindu) or Nawab (if he was Muslim); there was a host of less current titles as well. The British directly ruled 1/3rd of India, the rest was under indirect rule by the above mentioned princes under the considerable influence of British repr ...

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Maharaja, Maharaja - Indian subcontinent, Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title, Maharaja - Nobiliary use, Maharaja - Malay world, Maharaja - Malaysia, Maharaja - Indonesia, Maharaja - Sources and References

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Maharaja - Malaysia. In Malaysia, the title of the monarch of the state of Johor from 1873 to 1885. The title sultan, considered of higher rank, was adopted later and is in current usage. Part of title was also used by Malay nobility, the most famous of whom was Bendahara Seri Maharaja Tun Mutahir of Malacca (executed 1509) and Datuk Maharaja Lela Pandak Endut of Perak (executed 1876). The palace marshal of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (king) of modern Malaysia is called Datuk Maharaja Lela Penghulu Istana Negara. ...

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Maharaja, Maharaja - Indian subcontinent, Maharaja - Use as a ruler's title, Maharaja - Nobiliary use, Maharaja - Malay world, Maharaja - Malaysia, Maharaja - Indonesia, Maharaja - Sources and References

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