Raja

Raja ( Sanskrit: राज, rāja; [ rɑ ː ʤʌ ], "king", " lord " ) is the title of Indian rulers, the female form is Rani. Maharaja means Great King.

The Hindu rulers in India wore generally the title Raja or Maharaja, whereas the Muslim rulers the title Shah, Sultan or the Mughal Empire Mughal emperor used. The word Raja means " royal ruler "; also Prince Regent were called Raja.

In Bahasa-Malaysia part of Southeast Asia (Malaysia and Indonesia) Raja comes in the same meaning as before rulers and title is translated as "king". The use of the title is not determined by religion: On the belonging to Indonesia Hindu island of Bali, the rulers have been called since ancient times, Raja, also calls itself the Muslim ruler of Perlis, a state of Malaysia, Raja and not Sultan as his colleagues in the eight other sultanates. Also a part of the local princes to the pre-Hispanic Philippines bore the title Raja.

On the island of Timor, there were the local names USIF or Liurai.

A prince is titled Putra Raja ( " king's son " ) and a princess Putri Raja ( " King's Daughter" ).

In South India, the title Raya has been written and spoken.

The English -born Brookes who ruled on the northern coast of Borneo in today's Malaysian state of Sarawak in the 19th and 20th centuries were called the white rajas.

A character in Chaturanga, the forerunner of chess is also called Raja.

  • Culture ( India)
  • Ruler title
  • Title of nobility
  • History of the Philippines
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