Uparaja
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Uparaja or Ouparath, also Ouparaja (
, as well as some of their minor tributary kingdoms.India
The viceroy in the Indian Maurya Empire was titled Uparaja (lit. vice king).[1]
Burma
The Great Deputy King, in full Maha Uparaja Anaukrapa Ainshe Min, incorrectly interpreted as Crown Prince by Europeans, and addressed as His Royal Highness, was the single highest rank among the
However, the position was not reserved for the highest birth rank (if there is one, Shwe Kodaw-gyi Awratha, i.e. eldest son of the sovereign, by his chief Queen), nor did it carry a plausible promise of succession, which was usually only settled in an ultimate power struggle.
Cambodia
The word Ouparach (Khmer: ឧបរាជ) is derived from both Sanskrit and Pali languages, literally means Vice King, who obtains the position following the crowned king. The full term of Ouparach in order to provide the proper honor is Samdach Preah Ouparach (Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះឧបរាជ) or Samdach Preah Moha Ouparach (Khmer: សម្តេចព្រះមហាឧបរាជ្យ). According to tradition of Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdach Preah Moha Ouparach positions as the supreme official controlling other high and low officials.[2]
Siam (Thailand)
Uparat (
: Wang Na), however, was the more usual designation, often referred to in English as Second King or Vice King.The office was discontinued in 1876 by
See also
- Burmese royal titles
- Thai royal ranks and titles
- Front Palace
- Chakri Dynasty
References
- ^ Thapar, Romila (16 April 1961). "Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryas".
- ^ Khmer dictionary, adapted from Samdach Chuon Nat Khmer dictionary, page 1643, published in 2007.
- ^ Thai อุปราช