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Emperor of India

George VI
Border	imperial
Royal Title	Emperor
Realm	India भारत के सम्राट بادشاہِ ھندوستان
Coatofarms	Star-of-India-gold-centre.svg
Coatofarmscaption	Imperial Coat of arms
Caption	George VI
First Monarch	Bahadur Shah II
Last Monarch	George VI
Style	His/Her Imperial Majesty
Began	May 1857
Ended	22 June 1948

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Emperor/Empress of India ( ) was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial 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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