maharajadhiraja
English
Alternative forms
- Maharajadhiraja
Noun
maharajadhiraja (plural maharajadhirajas)
- A royal ruler's title on the Indian subcontinent, roughly meaning 'great king of kings', a prestigious indication of the princely state's particularly high rank.
- After the Gurkha royal house of Saha (Shah) united Nepal, it raised its title from Raja not just to rajadhiraja, as the rulers of the annexed states, but to maharajadhiraja, a status claim corroborated by marital alliances with the noblest Indian dynasties.
Related terms
- rajadhiraja
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