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
Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka to 367 BC. It is said that he had three tanks built, namely "Abhaya weva", "Gamini weva", and "Jaya weva", yet, presently, only one tank named "Basawakkulama weva" can be identified. After King Pandukabhaya, King Parakramabahu I had many tanks built, with one large tank called "Parakrama samudraya" still providing water for agriculture. It can be said that many rulers of Sri Lanka contributed to the development and construction of tanks all over the "Raja Rata" (Northern part of the country). Irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka The irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka, the earliest dating from about 300