Chakravarty Samrat Vikramaditya (102 BC – 15 AD) We are discussing a king who was Chakravarty - which literally means the ruler of the kingdom in all four directions without any other king challenging him. His name Vikramaditya means ‘Vikram’ – one who is wise, brave, moral, and victorious + ‘Aditya’ meaning ‘of Aditi’, Newly rising sun, sun God. So he was “mighty as Sun”. There was no other emperor comparable to him. Fourteen Indian kings gave him the title of Vikramaditya. This legendary king started his rule at the age of 20 at the coronation at Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) India. He was the son of parents Gandharvasen and Virmati. He had one elder sister Menavati and elder brother Bharthuhari. His elder brother became a saint and went to the forest under teacher Gorakhnath, who later guided King Vikramaditya as well. He was the father of his son Vikramsena. Historian Abhijit Chavada says: Old historians tell this story of Vikramaditya as a myth and do not agree. In fact, they are ...