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.

For the Vakataka king, see Rudrasena I (Vakataka king).
Rudrasena I
Western Satrap king
Rudrasena I, Saka year 136 (214 CE).
Reign200–222 CE
PredecessorJivadaman
SuccessorSamghadaman
FatherRudrasimha I
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]

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

References
  1. Sailendra Nath Sen (1999). Ancient Indian History and Civilization. New Age International. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0.
Preceded by
Jivadaman		 Western Satrap
200–222		 Succeeded by
Samghadaman
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