The Emperor of India (Urdu: بادشاہِ ھندوستان, Badshah-e-Hind; Hindi: भारत के सम्राट, Bhārat ke Samrāṭ), was the title used by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the British monarchs during the British Raj in India.
The term "Emperor of India" is also used to refer to Indian emperors such as Ashoka the Great of the Maurya Dynasty and Emperor Akbar the Great of the Mughal empire. For instance, Emperor Ashoka used the word 'Samrat' as his title, which means "emperor" in Indian languages.
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