Rao (title)
Rao is one of the cognate Hindi variations of the title Raja, used as equivalent royal style in certain princely states, notably of former British India.
This title is also used for Yadavs of Rewari Haryana in Northern India.Princely States
It occurred in some princely states such as :
The variation Raol was used in
The compound Rao Raja was used in
The formally higher title Rao Bahadur was used in :
The nominally higher title Maharao -equivalent to Maharaja- was used in :
