TheMaharana ("Great Rana") is a variation on the Indian royal titleRana. Maharana denotes 'great king' or 'high king', similar to the word "Maharaja".^[1] The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārāṇaka".^[2]

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 ofUdaipur State (Mewar)
• Hereditary salute of 13-guns the Maharana ofRajpipla
• Hereditary salute of 11-guns: the Maharana ofBarwani

Hereditary salutes of 9-guns:

• The Maharana ofDanta
• The Maharana ofWadhwan
• The Maharana ofSant

Some of the rulers were granted increased gun salutes after the independence, e.g. the above-listed Maharana of Mewar (Hindu; at Udaipur,Maharajpramukh in Rajasthan) was raised to first place in the Order of Precedence, displacing theNizam of Hyderabad and Berar (Muslim), and all 9-gun states were permitted the use of the style ofHighness.

• TheMaharana Raj Sahib ofWankaner - Hereditary salute of 11-guns
• TheMaharana Sahib ofDharampur

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