The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.39
The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times c15.39
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c15.39
From the Gupta period onwards, an independent king—generally a real emperor—almost always styles himself Parameśvara, supreme lord, Mahârâjâdhirâja, supreme king of Mahârâjas, and Paramabhaṭṭâraka, the most worshipful one.² Sometimes he adds other equally imposing titles—Samrâṭ,³ Ekâdhirâja,⁴ Râjâdhirâja, Cakravartin,