Hagana (Satrap)

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Joint coin of Hagana and Hagamasha. Obv.: Horse to left. Rev. Thunderbolt, legend Khatapāna Hagānasa Hagāmashasa. 1st century BCE.

Hagana (Ha-gā-na, Hagāna

Northern Satrap (ruled in Mathura
in the 1st century BCE, probably after 60 BCE).

Name

Hagana's name is attested on his coins in the Brahmi form Hagāna,[1] which is derived from the Saka name *Frakāna, meaning "leader, chief".[2]

Reign

In central India, the

Mathura over Indian kings around 60 BCE, thus founding the Northern Satraps. Some of their first satraps were Hagamasha and Hagana, who were in turn followed by Rajuvula, but according to some authors, Rajuvula may have been first.[3]

References

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  3. ^ Indian Numismatic Studies, K. D. Bajpai Abhinav Publications, 2004, p.103- [1]

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