Mahārājādhirāja (English spelling)

Japanese: Mahārājādhirāja(英語表記)Maharajadhiraja
Mahārājādhirāja (English spelling)

…Years of birth and death unknown. He rose from a small lord in the Magadha region to become Maharajādhirāja (the Great King of Kings), established his capital in Pataliputra, and extended his influence up to the present-day Allahabad area. His marriage to Kumaradevi, daughter of the Licchavi family, a prominent family in the time of Buddha, is said to have contributed to his increased political power, and images of the king and queen are inscribed on the gold coins of the dynasty. …

From Raja

…The title of the Mauryan kings, who established the first empire in India, was also raja. In subsequent periods, Greek and Central Asian kings who invaded northwestern India used titles such as maharaja (meaning "great king") and rājādhirāja (meaning "king of kings"). The kings of the Gupta dynasty used the title maharajadhirāja (meaning "king of kings"). These titles were used by subsequent Indian kings. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Mahārājādhirāja" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…生没年不詳。マガダ地方の一小君主から身を興し,マハーラージャーディラージャMahārājādhirāja(諸王中の大王)と称してパータリプトラを首都に定め,今日のアラーハーバードあたりまで勢力を伸張した。ブッダ時代の名家リッチャビ家の娘クマーラデービーとの結婚は政治権力増大にあずかって力があったとされ,王朝の金貨に王と王妃の像が印されている。…

【ラージャ】より

…インドで最初に帝国を建設したマウリヤ朝の王の称号もラージャである。つづく時代に北西インドに侵入したギリシア系・中央アジア系の民族の諸王は,マハーラージャmahārāja(〈大王〉の意),ラージャーディラージャrājādhirāja(〈王中の統王〉の意)などの称号を用い,グプタ朝の王はマハーラージャーディラージャmahārājādhirāja(〈大王中の統王〉の意)という称号を用いている。これらの称号が,その後のインドの王によって用いられた。…

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