| Bahadur |
brave royal person |
| Bhanwar |
title of a Rajput Noble whose grandfather is still alive |
| Bhumia |
|
| 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 |
| H.E.H. |
His Exalted Highness, title created for the Nizam of
Hyderabad |
| H.H. |
His (or Her) Highness, title granted to rulers of salute
states or their wives
|
| Istimrardar |
a Persian word meaning int jam, first used by the
Mughals for
estate holders of Ajmer in Rajasthan. see also Thikanedar
|
| Jagir |
a medieval system of assigning land and its rent as
annuity
to state functionaries. Jagir is a Persian term meaning
land assigned.
Because of tardy communication and a barter economy, the
Muslim rulers
of Bengal, and also of India, had evolved a system of
paying their
officers, particularly those who were stationed in remote
places of the
kingdom in the form of assignments of land, the rentals of
which were
treated as their remuneration and also paid for the cost
of their
establishments. With the departure or death of the
incumbent, the state
normally resumed the jagir and settled it with the next
incumbent.
Besides the regular jagirs for officialdom the rulers also
granted
jagir tenures to favoured state grandees for their
maintenance and
these were enjoyed either for life or were hereditary.
|
| Jagir Bonds |
compensation given to Jagirdars at Independence
|
| 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 |
Khilat
|
medieval practice of honouring people with
a
ceremonial robe. Khilat is an Arabic word meaning dress,
particularly
of the people of rank and status. The Mughals made it an
aristocratic
institution by way of recognising ceremoniously, loyal and
efficient
subjects with robes of honour.
|
| maha |
great, used in front of titles, e.g. Maharaja = great
king |
| Maharaj |
title used by collateral descendants of a princely
state,
particularly in Rajasthan
|
| Mehtar |
title of the ruler of Chitral state |
| Mian |
title used predominantly for the non ruling members in
the
hill states |
| Mir |
|
Musnaid
|
throne (Muslim)
|
| Nawab |
|
| Nawabzada |
son of a Nawab |
| Nizam |
title of the ruler of Hyderabad |
| Pant Pratinidhi |
equivalent to wazir |
Pargana
|
A string of villages made a pargana under
the
sultans. For
administrative convenience the parganas were grouped into
dasturs or
areas having some common customs and usage as regards
rights and
liabilities of various interests in land. |
| Patti villages |
a number of villages
grouped together for revenue purposes |
| Privy Purse |
money the princes received from the government after
giving
up their
raj . |
| Rajmata |
Queen mother |
| Raj Rana |
|
| Raja |
King cf.Rani |
| Rana |
King |
| Rao |
King |
| Rawal |
King |
| Rawat |
King |
| samvat |
dating system in use in India |
Sanad
|
an official term used in Mughal
administration
expressing the authority, original or delegated, to confer
a privilege,
make a grant, give diploma and issue a charter or a
patent. It is also
a state-recognised document granting on an individual or
institution
titles, offices, privileges, etc. Normally a sanad granted
by the
emperor who requires obedience from all and sundry was
called a farman.
|
| Sirdar |
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 |
|
| Tazim |
|
| 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 |
Thikanedar
|
holder of a Thikana
|
| Tikka |
Heir Apparent (predominantly in the Hill States), also
Tikkaraja and
Tikka Sahib |
| umrao |
Noble |
| Yuvaraj |
Heir Apparent (Hindu) |
| Zamindar |
a land holder or landlord |