Rao (title)

Rao is one of the cognate Hindi variations of the (originally Hindu) title Raja(h) (like Rawal and Rawat), used as equivalent royal style in certain princely states, notably of former British India.

It occurred in some princely states such as :

The variation Raol was used in

The compound Rao Raja was used in

The formally higher title Rao Bahadur was used in :

The nominally higher title Maharao -equivalent to Maharaja(h)- was used in :

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