Raja

For other uses, see Raja (disambiguation), Rajah (disambiguation), and Rajan (disambiguation).

Jai Singh I of Amber receiving Shivaji a day before concluding the Treaty of Purandar (12 June 1665), Shivaji was later conferred with the title of Raja by emperor Aurangzeb.[1]
The Maharaja of Benares and his suite, 1870s
I Gusti Bagus Jêlantik, Raja of Karangasêm Kingdom of Bali with his two wives, 1900s
Déwa Agung Jambé II (ᬤᬾᬯ​ᬅᬕᬸᬂ​ᬚᬫ᭄ᬩᬾ​ᬇᬳᬇ᭝᭒), Raja of Klungkung Kingdom of Bali (1908)
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Raja (/ˈrɑːdʒɑː/; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian rulers and monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a rājan- is a ruler, see for example the daśarājñá yuddhá, the "Battle of Ten Kings".

  1. ^ Eraly, A. (2007). Emperors Of The Peacock Throne: The Saga of the Great Moghuls. Penguin Books Limited. p. 672. ISBN 978-93-5118-093-7. Retrieved 27 October 2024.