[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.3283 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3283 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.3283 - **Language:** English ### [c6.3283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3283) \*Mahārāja\* (IE 8-2; EI 30; CII 3, 4; HD), royal title first assumed by the foreign rulers of India and later adopted by indigenous rulers; originally, an imperial title; later (when the emperors assumed more dignified titles), a title of feudatories and smaller rulers; cf. Greek \*Basileos Megalou\* and Old Persian \*Kṣhāyathiya vazrka\*. Cf. \*Ep. Ind.\*, Vol. IV, p. 211. - [Previous: c6.3282](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3282) - [Next: c6.3284](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3284) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3283](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.3283) · Pramāṇa