Rudrasena I (Saka king)

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Rudrasena I
Western Satrap king
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Rudrasena I, Saka year 136 (214 CE).
Reign200–222 CE
PredecessorJivadaman
Successor
FatherRudrasimha I
Gadha (Jasdan) inscription of Rudrasena, Saka Year 127 (204-205 CE).

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.[1]

Biography[]

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[]

Rudrasena succeeded his cousin Jivadaman, who had no sons, as a ruler of the Western Satraps.[2]

Coin of Rudrasena I (200–222). Brahmi date: 131 Saka era. 16mm, 2.2 grams.

His sister Prabhudama was perhaps married to a ruler of Vaishali.[1] After his death, the Malavas under their king re-asserted their independence from the Saka satraps.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Ashvini Agrawal (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas (Hardcover). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 58. ISBN 9788120805927.
  2. ^ Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.

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Preceded by Western Satrap
200–222 		Succeeded by
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