raja
South Asian ruler
Raja is a title for an Indian king, prince, or ruler, borrowed from Sanskrit.
The word appears in historical contexts about the Indian subcontinent and in references to the traditional aristocracy: The raja ruled over a small principality.
The spelling rajah is also common.
The feminine equivalent is rani.
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
kingdom · regalia · scepter · realm · sovereignty · majesty · court · empire
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- emperorMale ruler of empire
- empressFemale ruler of empire
- dukeHighest-ranking nobleman
duchess · baron · earl · count · countess · marquis · lord · lady
Muslim noble's title
- princelyGrand and generous
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- RajasthanIndian state, northwestern desert region
- MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty
British Raj · independence · partition · viceroy · colonial · sepoy · elephant · tiger hunt
throne
Ceremonial chair for sovereigns
- crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece
- palaceMonarch's official residence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
coronation · kingdom · regalia · scepter · realm · sovereignty · majesty · court · empire · royalty
king
Male crowned ruler
duke · duchess · baron · earl · count · countess · marquis · lord · lady · aristocracy
nawab
Muslim noble's title
- princelyGrand and generous
- subcontinentMajor continental subdivision
- RajasthanIndian state, northwestern desert region
Mughal · British Raj · independence · partition · viceroy · colonial · sepoy · elephant · tiger hunt · polo
- Javanese Royaltysultan, crown prince, heir apparent, sultanate, queen mother
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- historical rulersJulius Caesar, Charlemagne, Napoleon Bonaparte, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- male titlessir, king, prince, duke, lord
- Royal Courtscaliph, French court, courtier, vizier, courtiers