Uparaja
Template:More citations needed UparajaTemplate:Efn is a noble title reserved for the viceroy in India and the Buddhist dynasties in Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, as well as some of their minor tributary kingdoms. It is ultimately from Sanskrit उपराज upa-rāja equivalent to Template:Wikt-lang and Template:Wikt-lang respectively in Latin.<ref>Template:Cite dictionary</ref>
IndiaEdit
The viceroy in the Indian Magadha Empire was titled Uparaja (lit. vice king).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
BurmaEdit
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 Min-nyi Min-tha, i.e. princes of the royal blood. It is shortened to Ainshe Min ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}).
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.
CambodiaEdit
The word Ouparach (Template:Langx) 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 (Template:Langx) or Samdach Preah Moha Ouparach (Template:Langx). According to tradition of Kingdom of Cambodia, Samdach Preah Moha Ouparach positions as the supreme official controlling other high and low officials.<ref>Khmer dictionary, adapted from Samdach Chuon Nat Khmer dictionary, page 1643, published in 2007.</ref>
Siam (Thailand)Edit
{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Uparat (Template:Langx; Template:RTGS), in full Phra Maha Upparat ({{#invoke:Lang|lang}}), as pronounced in historical Siam, translates to viceroy.<ref>Thai อุปราช</ref> Front Palace (Template:Langx; Template:RTGS), however, was the more usual designation, often referred to in English as Second King or Vice King.
The office was discontinued in 1876 by Rama V, following the Front Palace Crisis of 1874, in favour of the office of Crown Prince of Siam (Template:Langx; Template:RTGS). Note that those serving vice a king constitute a different office, that of regent or regency council.