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Raja (; also spelled rajah, from Sanskrit ') is a term for a monarch or princely rulers in South and Southeast Asia. ''Rana'' is practically equivalent, and the female form rani (sometimes spelled ranee) applies equally to the wife of a raja or rana. Maharaja, or "great king" is in theory a title for more significant rulers in India, but after some inflation of titles over time, there is no clear difference between the terms. The title has a long history in the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a ' is a ruler, see for example the , the "battle of ten kings". ==Etymology== Sanskrit ' is cognate to Latin ''rēx'' (genitive ''rēgis''), Gaulish ''rīx'', Gaelic ''rí'' (genitive ''ríg''), etc., originally denoting heads of petty kingdoms and city states. It is believed to be ultimately derived from the Proto-Indo-European ', a vrddhi formation to the root ' "to straighten, to order, to rule". The Sanskrit ''n''-stem is secondary in the male title, apparently adapted from the female counterpart ' which also has an ''-n-'' suffix in related languages, compare Old Irish ''rígain'' and Latin ''regina''. Cognates of the word ''Raja'' in other Indo-European languages include English ''reign'' and German ''reich''. Rather common variants in Rajasthani, Marathi and Hindi, used for the same royal rank in parts of India include Rana, Rao, Raol, Rawal and Rawat. Raja, the top title Thakore and many variations, compounds and derivations including either of these were used in and around South Asia by most Sinhalese Hindu, Muslim and some Buddhist, Jain and Sikh rulers, while Muslims also used Nawab or Sultan, and still is commonly used in India. Raja රජ the title means King in Sri Lanka. Rajamanthri (රාජමන්ත්රී) is the Prince (රජ කුමරැ) lineage of King's generation in Sri Lanka. Rajamanthri title is aristocracy of the Kandiyan Kingdom මහනුවර in Sri Lanka. In Pakistan, Raja is still used by Muslim Rajput clans as hereditary titles. ''Raja'' is also used as a given name by Hindus and Sikhs. Most notably Raja is used in Hazara division of Pakistan for the descendants of Turk dynasty. These Rajas ruled that part of Pakistan for decades and they still possess huge land in Hazara division of Pakistan and actively participate in the politics of the region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「raja」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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