Maharaya

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Maharaya is a royal title associated with Achyuta Deva Raya, a 16th-century ruler of the Vijayanagara Empire in South India.

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Maharaya canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf royal title
associatedWith Achyuta Deva Raya
culturalContext Hindu kingship traditions in South India
denotes high royal status
sovereign ruler
hasSemanticField royalty
sovereignty
historicalContext post-Krishnadevaraya Vijayanagara period
honorificType regnal title
royal epithet
languageContext Sanskrit-influenced court culture
linkedPerson Achyuta Deva Raya
politicalContext Vijayanagara imperial administration
linked to: Vijayanagara Empire
relatedTitle Maharaja
Raya
relatedTo kingship
monarchy
scriptUsage Kannada-Telugu court milieu
timePeriod early 1500s
mid 1500s
titleHolder Achyuta Deva Raya
usedBy Vijayanagara royal court
usedIn Vijayanagara Empire
usedInCentury 16th century
usedInPolity Vijayanagara Kingdom
linked to: Vijayanagara Empire
usedInRegion South India

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