Rao (title)

Rao is one of the cognate Hindi variations of the (originally Hindu) title Raja(h) (like Rai, Rawal and Rawat), used as equivalent royal style in certain princely states.

For other uses, see Rao.

usage

This title is used for Yadava caste of Haryana in Northern India.[1]

References
  1. Lucia Michelutti (2002). "Sons of Krishna: the politics of Yadav community formation in a North Indian town" (PDF). PhD Thesis Social Anthropology. London School of Economics and Political Science University of London. pp. 94, 95.
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