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A ''Rajah'', translated means a King . A Raja ( Sanskrit '''') is a King , or princely ruler from the Kshatriya / Rajput lineages. The title has a long history in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia , being attested from the Rigveda .where it is more accurately translated as "tribal chief"; see for example the '' Dasharajna '', the "battle of ten ''rajas''" Sanskrit word ' in an ''n''-stem, with nominative '. It is cognate to Latin '' Rēx '', the Gaulish ''rīx'' etc. (originally denoting tribal chiefs or heads of small 'city states'), ultimately a Vrddhi derivation from a PIE root '' "to straighten, to order, to rule". Rather common variants in Hindi, used for the same royal rank in (parts of) India include Rana, Rao, Raol, Rawal and '''Rawat'''. The female form, 'queen', mainly used for a Raja's wife, is '''Rani''' (sometimes spelled Ranee), from Sanskrit '''' (compare Old Irish ''rígain''). Raja, the lower title Thakore and many variations, compounds and derivations including either of these were used in and around India by most Hindu and some Buddhist and Sikh rulers, while Muslims rather used Nawab or Sultan , and still is commonly used in India . However in Pakistan , Raja is still used by many Muslim Rajput clans as hereditary titles. ''Raja'' is also used as a Name by Hindus and Sikhs. Rajas in the Malay world The ruler of Perlis (a constitutive peninsular state of federal Malaysia , most colleagues are Sultans; he is one of the electors who designate one of their number as King every five years) is to this day title the Raja of Perlis.
COMPOUND AND DERIVED TITLES A considerable number of princely styles, used by rulers, their families and/or even enobled courtiers, include the title/root Raja:
andrew jonathan NOTES 3. In the book "One Grain of Rice" by Demi ISBN 0-590-93998X there are two main characters. One is the Raja and the other is a peasant girl called Rani. The book demonstrates the power of doubling where Rani asks to be rewarded by receiving a grain of rice on the first day and doubling each day for thirty days. SEE ALSO SOURCES AND REFERENCES
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