A Chakravatin, 1st century BCE/CE. Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati. Musee Guimet.

A Chakravatin, litteraly "Monarch of the Wheel", was an benevolet absolute ruler in ancient India. Ashoka was considered as a Chakravatin. Guimet in his museum. ... Please see Ashoka (disambiguation) for other uses of the word Ashoka Ashoka the Great (also Asoka, अशोक Aśoka; pronounced Ashok, even though there is an a at the end) was the ruler of the Mauryan empire from 273 BC to 232 BC. After a number of military conquests, Ashoka reigned...