The Maharana ("Great Rana") is a variation on the Indian royal title Rana.
Maharana denotes 'great king' or 'high king', similar to the word "Maharaja".
[1] The term derives from the Sanskrit title "Mahārāṇaka".
[2] The gun salutes enjoyed by the states that acceded to the Dominion of India on 14 August 1947, included the following Maharanas: Hereditary salutes of 9-guns: Some of the rulers were granted increased gun salutes after the independence, e.g. the above-listed Maharana of Mewar (Hindu; at Udaipur, Maharajpramukh in Rajasthan) was raised to first place in the Order of Precedence, displacing the Nizam of Hyderabad and Berar (Muslim), and all 9-gun states were permitted the use of the style of Highness.