Maurya Empire
In Indian History, a chakravarti (Sanskrit: , Pali: "cakkavatti") is an ideal universal ruler, especially one who rules the entire Indian sub-continent (as in the case of the Maurya Empire, despite not conquering the southern kingdoms). The first references to a "Chakravala Chakravartin" appear in monuments from the time of the early Maurya Empire, in the 4th to 3rd century BCE, in reference to Chandragupta Maurya and his grandson Ashoka.