| Bahadur |
brave royal person |
| Bhanwar |
title of a Rajput Noble whose grandfather is still alive |
| Bhumia |
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| durbar |
the court; occassionally applied to the Ruler himself |
| dspl |
decessedit sine prole legitimatis i.e. died without legitimate issue |
| dspm |
decessedit sine prole masculine i.e. died without male issue |
| dvpsp |
decessedit vita patris sine prole i.e. died in the lifetime of his
father without issue |
| gaddi |
literally cushion, meaning the throne or rulership |
| HH |
His (or Her) Highness, title granted to rulers of salute states |
| Istimradar |
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| Jagir |
grant of land and villages |
| Jagir Bonds |
compensation given to Jagirdars |
| ji |
suffix for elders or important people like "Gandhi"ji (in hindi/urdu) |
| Kanwar |
title for a son of a living Rajput Noble |
| Khanzada |
son of a Khan |
| maha |
great, used in front of titles, e.g. Maharaja=great king |
| Maharaj |
title used by collateral descendants of a princely state |
| Mehtar |
title of the ruler of Chitral state |
| Mian |
title used predominantly for the non ruling members in the hill states |
| Mir |
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| Nawab |
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| Nawabzada |
son of a Nawab |
| Nizam |
title of the ruler of Hyderabad |
| Pant Pratinidhi |
equivalent to wazir |
| Privy Purse |
money the princes received from the government after giving up their
raj . |
| Rajmata |
Queen mother |
| Raj Rana |
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| Raja |
King cf.Rani |
| Rana |
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| Rao |
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| Rawal |
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| Rawat |
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| samvat |
dating system in use in India |
| Sardar |
respectful address for a Sikh or a noble in Rajasthan |
| Sawai |
literally means One and a Quarter |
| Sahib |
one can use it to show respect |
| Shahzada |
son of a Shah |
| Shri |
equivalent to Mister |
| sirayat |
Noble |
| Taluq/Taluqdar |
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| Tazim |
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| Thakur |
title for a Rajput Noble whose father is dead |
| Thikana |
a grant of land, the revenue of which belonged to the grantee, but
not the land itself cf. jagir |
| Tikka |
Heir Apparent (predominantly in the Hill States), also Tikkaraj and
Tikka Sahib |
| umrao |
Noble |
| Yuvaraj |
Heir Apparent |
| Zamindar |
a land holder or landlord |