Rana (title)

This is an accepted version of this page Rana (IAST: Rāṇā, राणा) is an historical royal title from the Indian subcontinent.

Today, members of some Rajput clans in Indian subcontinent use it as a hereditary title.

[3] Amarkot, a state in Sindh, has a Hindu Thakur Sodha Rajput ruler who uses the title.

[4] In the 16th century, Rana Prasad, the monarch of Amarkot, gave refuge to the Mughal prince Humayun and his wife, Hamida Banu Begum, who had fled from military defeat at the hands of Sher Shah Suri.

This dynasty controlled administration of the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary.

A statue of Rana Pratap Singh , a Sisodia Rajput ruler of the 16th century.
Bhim Singh , the Rana of Udaipur
Rana Bhavsinhji of Porbandar State . The Jethwa rulers of Porbandar used the title Rana as well
Shree Teen Maharaj Jung Bahadur Kunwar Ranaji at London in 1850