Rudrasena I (Saka king)
Rudrasena I (r. 200–222) was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India.
Rudrasena I | |
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Western Satrap king | |
Rudrasena I, Saka year 136 (214 CE). | |
Reign | 200–222 CE |
Predecessor | Jivadaman |
Successor | Samghadaman |
Father | Rudrasimha I |
![](../I/m/Gadha_(Jasdan)_inscription_of_Rudrasena_Saka_Year_127.jpg)
Gadha (Jasdan) inscription of Rudrasena, Saka Year 127 (204-205 CE).
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".
Rudrasena succeeded by his cousin Jivadaman, who had no sons, as a ruler of the Western Satraps.[1]
![](../I/m/Coin_of_Rudrasena.jpg)
Coin of Rudrasena I (200–222). Brahmi date: 131 Saka era. 16mm, 2.2 grams.
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References
- Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
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