INDIAN TERMS The Indian Government has adopted a system of pronunciation for the words in common use. The vowels are sounded as in Latin. The accents marked on the words below are authorized. The best authorities differ in their spelling, so two or three are given. Macaulay's is put first, though usually it is not the most common. Great Mogul', Mughal. Mogul, the name of the last Mohammedan Dynasty that ruled in India. Great Mogul, title of the emperor of the Moguls, who claimed to be emperor of all India. Na'bob, Nawab. Mohammedan title for the ruler of a province, equivalent to governor or viceroy. Nabob of Bengal. Vizier', Vazir, Vizir. Mohammedan title for a state minister, or prime minister. Nabob Vizier of Oude, governor and prime minister of Oude. Shah. Persian title equivalent to king. Padisha, king of kings, a title sometimes taken by the Great Mogul. Shah Alam, the last of the Great Moguls. Nizam. Hindu title equivalent to regulator, governor. Nizam of Hyderabad. It often carried the idea of regulator of political and judicial affairs. Be'gum. Hindu title for princess. princess. Munny Begum, mother Diwan', Dewan. A head officer of finance. Dow'lah. Mohammedan title equivalent to governor. ow as ou in out. Sura'jah Dowlah, one of the Nabobs of Bengal. Ra'jah, Raja. Hindu title for king. Rajah of Benares. Rajput', Rajpoot. Name of Hindu caste from which the king was chosen. It means son of a king, prince. Rajputana. Name of a district occupied by a strong tribe of the Rajputs. Punjab', Panjab. Name of a district occupied by the Hindus. The Sikhs were in the Punjab. Khan. Persian title for king or prince; but like all these titles it often meant nothing more than an assumed distinction, as our esquire. Pesh'wa. A title meaning prime minister. Among the Mahrattas the prime minister usurped the rights of the king, so peshwa came to mean ruler. Peshwa of Poona, ruler of the Mahrattas, with his capital at Poona. 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