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Did ancient india view their kings as gods?

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Legends abound as to which of the gods won this position; In the Ṛg Veda, Indra, Agni, Soma, Yama, and Varuṇa are all addressed as "King." Indeed, kingship in the Ṛg Veda largely manifests only in the form of gods as kings. ... As was stated above, the king was not considered divine in the early Vedic period.

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