Maharaja is a royal title in the Indian subcontinent of Sanskrit origin. In modern India and medieval northern India, the title was equivalent to a prince. However, in late ancient India and medieval
Ranjit Singh, first Maharaja of the Sikh Empire
The Maratha Shahu of Kolhapur
The Maratha Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda
Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore
Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh, also spelled Dalip Singh, and later in life nicknamed the "Black Prince of Perthshire", was the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He was Maharaja Ranjit Singh's youngest son
Maharaja
…Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the Maharaja of Travancore Maharaja Nripendra Narayan of Cooch Behar Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire Maharaja Vikram Dev III of Jeypore Samasthanam Estate, Kalinga Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore…
Maharaja Sir Duleep Singh in 1875, aged 37
English and Persian signature of Maharaja Duleep Singh, ca.1870's
Duleep Singh, aged 16, on the Lower Terrace of Osborne House, Isle of Wight in 1854