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			'''Chakravarti''' may refer to:
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	'''Chakravarti''' (] '''cakravartin'''), literally meaning "turner of the wheel" is a term used for a successful conqueror or imperial ruler of all or most of the subcontinent of ], both in legend and in history. The name has also come to be used as a common surname. The word "Chakravarti" used for an Indian emperor is related to ] (''wheel of religion'' or ''wheel of law''), appearing in the religions Hinduism and even Buddhism and Lord Buddha used it as his Astanga Marga's. A depiction of this wheel is today seen on the flag of ] and even Thailand.

			* ], Sanskrit term for an ideal for an emperor in ancient India
	==Bharat Rajah==
			**], legendary emperor of India
	] was the son of the ] Dynasty. India (Bhārat, Skt:भारत) is named after him. He was able to conquer the whole ]. There are some disputes over whether Bharat conquered India or certain parts of India. Some believe that he even conquered regions outside of the Subcontinent such as Afghanistan (then referred to as '']'') and Tibet (then referred to as ''Bhuta''.)
			* ] (including list of people with the name)
			* '']'' 2015 Indian historical drama serial about the Indian emperor Ashoka

	==~~Samrath~~ ~~Bindusara~~==		==See also==
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	] was the son of the ] of ] ], who dreamt of united Bharat. He was the first king since Bharat to unify India.
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			* ], literal translation of chakravarti

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	==Samrath Asoka==
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	] (Skt: अशोक) was the son of the of Bindusara and with his peaceful ideas, conquered the whole of India. He himself was a devout ] converted by his mentors the Brahmin Buddhists Radhasvami and Manjushri. He was respectful of Hinduism even practicing ] beliefs (as he was born a Hindu into a Hindu family and Buddhism was not yet Nastik.) He crowned himself as '''Devanampiya Piyadassi''', Sanskrit for "''He who is the beloved of the Gods who, in turn is his loving servant.''"

	==Pushyamitra Sunga==
	] Sunga was the Hindu soldier in the Mauryan army.
	Revolting against the oppression of Hindus by the later Buddhist Mauryan rulers, Pushyamitra Sunga overthrew the Mauryan Dynasty and established the ].

	==Akbar Rajah==
	] of the Mughal Dynasty was admired by people of all religions in his realm as and a result, the Mughal Empire expanded to its greatest heights under his rule. He himself born a Muslim and in his attempt to bring all peoples together he even founded a new religion, ''Din-i-Elahi'', which emcompassed beliefs of all religions of India, which included Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Christianity. Several officialls in the Mughal empire during his time were Hindus. Through his benovelence, the Indians enjoyed his rule.

	==Chhatrapati Shivaji==
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	] Bhonsle was the son of a Maratha solder in the Mughal army. During this time, Akbar Rajah's time had passed and the Hindus were being harassed by Islamist of the Mughal empire. Temples were also being destroyed, the ] was enacted, and if not payable, Hindus were executed. Many Hindus, especially from backward castes were forced to convert as they could not pay the tax. As a result, several Hindus within did not want to remain loyal to the empire and established rebellions. Shivaji created a confederacy of Marathas originally but later his confederacy included Hindus of all groups. His empire even conquered Lahore, and Kashmir but lost it to the Afghans. In the South his empire was expanded by the ]. Shivaji's aim was to establish a Hindavi Swarajya (''Indian Democracy'') and so he was called Janata Rajah (''People's King.'') Apart from this title, he is also called Shivaji Maharaj. His childhood name was ''Shivba'' and a patriotic Indian group named themselves after him as the ''Lashkar-e-Shivba''.

	==Mythological Chakravartis==
	There have been several stories in sacred scriptures of who ruled India. Below are the list of the icons.

	===Iskhvaku===
	Shri ], the son of ] of the ] lineage after whom India was named (Ilavarta and ]) in ] he is said to have conquered the world. This might have just been referring India alone as the world's ancient peoples saw the region in which their peoples live as the world itself.
	===Adinath===
	Again, to the Jain community he is the 1st Tirthankar and is said to be the father of King Bharat.
	===Shantinath===
	To the ] community he is worshipped as a the 16th ] and to have ruled the whole of India.
	===Shibi===
	He is famous in Hindu and Buddhist mythology. He sacrificed his flesh. There have been several dynasties which have claimed heritage from Emperor ]'s line. The ] were one of the dynasties and they referred to him as ''Sembiyan''.
	===Neduncheralathan===
	''Imayavaramban'' Neduncheralathan, a ] age king said in inscriptions to have conquered up to the Himalayas.

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Chakravarti may refer to:

Chakravartin, Sanskrit term for an ideal for an emperor in ancient India
- Bharata chakravartin, legendary emperor of India
Chakravarti (surname) (including list of people with the name)
Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat 2015 Indian historical drama serial about the Indian emperor Ashoka

Latest revision as of 16:10, 24 March 2023

See also