a title used to name kings, as early as during the Kushan dynasty (2th to 3th A.D.). The queen is the Mahârân
a king or prince in India ranking above a rajah
a king that is also great
a traditional Indian prince
provincial king; also the cartoon mascot of Air India
"great prince or ruler", the usual title for the ruler of Kutai during the Hindu period.
title of the ruler, in general use 1861-1965.
India A Hindu or Sikh princely ruler.
The word MahÄrÄja (also spelled maharajah) is Sanskrit for "great king" or "high king" (a karmadharaya from mahÄnt "great" and rÄjan "king"). Due to Sanskrit's major influence on the vocabulary of most languages in India, the term 'maharaja' is common to many modern languages, such as Bengali, Hindi, Gujrati, etc. Its use is primarily for Hindu potentates (ruler or sovereign).