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Raja
Monarch or princely ruler in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Raja (/ˈrɑːdʒɑː/; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-) is a noble or royal Sanskrit title historically used by some Indian monarchs and highest-ranking nobles. The title was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
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The title has a long history in South Asia and Southeast Asia, being attested from the Rigveda, where a rājan- is a ruler, see for example the daśarājñá yuddhá, the "Battle of Ten Kings".