Absolute monarchy the United Arab Emirates, which itself is a federation of such monarchies – a federal monarchy. In Ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh wielded absolute power over the country and was considered a living god by his people. In ancient Mesopotamia, many rulers of Assyria, Babylonia and Sumer were absolute monarchs as well. In ancient and medieval India, rulers of the Maurya, Satavahana, Gupta and Chalukya Empires, as well as other major and minor empires, were considered absolute monarchs. In the Khmer Empire, the kings were called "Devaraja" and "Chakravartin" (King of the world), and exercised absolute power over the empire and
Austrian Chronicle of the 95 Rulers these Cod. 2820 foll. 33ra–171vb in the Austrian National Library). In the 16th and 17th centuries, the popularity of the chronicle waned rapidly due to its assumed fictional content, and it remained unedited until the early 20th century. Since its edition, it has played a certain role in pseudohistory, in particular in US American Biblical literalism, in publications such as those of Herman L. Hoeh and Herbert W. Armstrong Austrian Chronicle of the 95 Rulers The Austrian Chronicle of the 95 Rulers ("Österreichische Chronik von den 95 Herrschaften ") of Leopold von Wien (formerly known as Leopold Steinreuter) of Vienna