What titles of the rulers of India and China were associated with power over the seas? When did these titles appear?
October 31, 2020 | Education
| Chinese rulers never considered “overseas affairs” especially important for themselves and did not accept appropriate titles. Indian kings began to take a particular interest in overseas countries during the Gupta era; at the end of the 4th century, one of them took the title of Samudragupta (i.e., the Sea King).
