Rudrasimha III

Rudrasimha III was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India, in the 4th century.[1] Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as the leader of the Indo-Scythians in India.[2] Both were the sons of the Saka ruler Satyasimha, making them at least half-brothers, if not first-degree relatives.[2]

Rudrasimha III
Coin of Bhadramukhas ruler Rudrasimha III, circa 385-415 CE.
Western Satrap
Reignc. 388 – c. 395 CE
PredecessorRudrasena IV
SuccessorNone
FatherSatyasimha

The Western Satraps were ultimately conquered by the Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II. This event completely ended the rule of the Sakas on the Indian subcontinent. An inscriptions of the victorious Gupta king Chandragupta II in 412-423 CE, the Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II, can be found on the railing near the Eastern Gateway of the Great Stupa in Sanchi.[3]

References
  1. The Cambridge Shorter History of India. CUP Archive. p. 93.
  2. Rapson, Edward James (1908). Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty. order of the Trustees.
  3. Marshall, The Monuments of India p.398

Sources
  • Rapson, "A Catalogue of Indian coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc.."
Preceded by
Rudrasena IV		 Western Satrap
388-395		 Succeeded by
Gupta Emperor Chandragupta II


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