Rudrasena I (Saka king)
Rudrasena I | |
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Western Satrap king | |
Rudrasena I, Saka year 136 (214 CE).[1] | |
Reign | 200–222 CE |
Predecessor | Jivadaman, Satyadaman |
Successor | Prthivisena, Samghadaman |
Father | Rudrasimha I |
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Rudrasena I (r. 200–222) was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India. During his reign, the Saka ksatrapas remained strong after a period of instability during the reign of Rudrasimha I.[2]
Biography
[edit]He is mainly known from his coins. Several have a date in Brahmi numerals on the reverse (such as 142 Saka Era = 220 CE). The reverse shows a three-arched hill or Chaitya, with a river, a crescent moon and the sun, within a legend in Brahmi "Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenasa", "The great satrap Rudrasena, son of the great satrap Rudrasiha".
Reign
[edit]Rudrasena succeeded his cousin Jivadaman, who had no sons, as a ruler of the Western Satraps.[3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Coin_of_Rudrasena.jpg/350px-Coin_of_Rudrasena.jpg)
![Hundred and thirty one, in Brahmi numerals of the Western Satraps](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Hundred_and_thirty_one%2C_in_Brahmi_numerals_of_the_Western_Satraps.jpg/30px-Hundred_and_thirty_one%2C_in_Brahmi_numerals_of_the_Western_Satraps.jpg)
![Rudrasena I (Brahmi coin legend)](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Rudrasena_I_%28Brahmi_coin_legend%29.jpg/350px-Rudrasena_I_%28Brahmi_coin_legend%29.jpg)
His sister Prabhudama was perhaps married to a ruler of Vaishali.[2] After his death, the Malavas under their king Soma re-asserted their independence from the Saka satraps.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rapson, E. J. (Edward James) (1908). Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty. London : Printed by order of the Trustees. pp. 96–105.
- ^ a b c Ashvini Agrawal (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas (Hardcover). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 58. ISBN 9788120805927.
- ^ Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
- ^ Rapson, E. J. (Edward James) (1908). Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty. London : Printed by order of the Trustees. p. 96.
External links
[edit]- Western Satrap coins Archived 12 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine