Documenta
Nepalica

Historical Documents of Pre-modern Nepal

Search, Explore, and study thousands of documents, manuscripts,
inscriptions and digital editions from across historic Nepal

śrī 3 mahārājā

Notes var. māhārāja, mahārāja. lit. "thrice venerable great king"; title referring to the Rāṇā prime minister. On August 6 1856, King Surendra, through a lālamohara, conferred upon Jaṅga Bahādura the title of mahārāja of Kaski and Lamjung (cf. Agrawal 1976: 10). The title was subsequently passed on to all Rāṇā prime ministers.
Type t.t.

Project: "Documents on the History of Religion and Law of Pre-modern Nepal"

Südasien-Institut (SAI)
Universität Heidelberg
Voßstr. 2, Gebäude 4130 | 69115 Heidelberg
Telefon: +49 (0) 6221 / 54 15207
E-Mail: nepal[at]hadw-bw.de