Chakravarti, from Amaravati Stupa, 1st century  , using the "Royal Gesture" and surrounded by his attributes. Possibly represents Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire. In Indian religions, 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).Rosenfield, 175 The first references to a Chakravala Chakravartin appear in monuments from the time of the early Maurya Empire, in the 4th to 3rd century BC , in reference to Chandragupta Maurya and his grandson Ashoka.
Chakravarti, from Amaravati Stupa, 1st century CE , using the "Royal Gesture" and surrounded by his attributes. Possibly represents Ashoka of the Mauryan Empire. In Indian religions, 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).Rosenfield, 175 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.
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