Chakravarti

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A chakravarti (Sanskrit: चक्रवर्तिन्, IAST: Cakravartin) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler in the historiography and religion of India. The concept is present in Indian subcontinent cultural traditions, narrative myths, and lore.

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