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The Maharana ("Great Rana") is a variation on the Indian royal title Rana. Maharana denotes 'great king' or 'high king', similar to the word "Maharaja". The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārāṇaka".

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The Maharana ("Great Rana") is a variation on the Indian royal title Rana. Maharana denotes 'great king' or 'high king', similar to the word "Maharaja". The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārāṇaka".

==Usage at the time of independence== === Salute states === The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharanas: Hereditary salute of 19-guns (21-guns local): the Maharana of Udaipur State (Mewar) Hereditary salute of 13-guns the Maharana of Rajpipla Hereditary salute of 11-guns: the Maharana of Barwani

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