Jivadaman

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Jivadaman
Saka era, thought to be 197 CE. British Museum.
Reign178-181 CE and 197-198 CE
PredecessorDamajadasri I
SuccessorRudrasimha I, Rudrasena I
IssueNone
DynastyKardamaka
FatherDamajadasri I (Damaghsada)[1]
Coin types of Jivadaman.

Jivadaman was a

Western Kshatrapas in northwestern India from during the 2nd century CE. He was the son of Damajadasri I (170–175), and the brother of Satyadaman.[2]

Biography

The exact dating of Jivadaman's reign has been debated. He may have ruled as late as 121 (199 CE).[3]

Jivadaman had no sons, and consequently he was succeeded by his cousin Rudrasena I.[4]

Coins of Jivadaman

With Jivadaman, Western Satrap coins started to be minted with a date, recorded in

Saka Era 100 and 103 (178–181 CE), before the rule of Rudrasimha I
, and once between Saka Era 119 and 120 (197–198 CE).

Saka Era (178 CE). Reverse: Chaitya with Brahmi script legend around starting at 6 o'clock:
Jivadaman, Brahmi coin legend
Jivadaman, Brahmi coin legend

"King and Great Satrap Jivadaman, son of King and Great Satrap Damajadasri"[6]

Notes

  1. ^ Rapson, Edward James (1908). "Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty".
  2. ^ Rapson, p.cxxiii
  3. ^ "The COININDIA Coin Galleries: Western Kshatrapas: Jivadaman".
  4. ISBN 978-81-224-1198-0
    .
  5. ^ Rapson, p.cxxiv
  6. ^ Rapson, Edward James (1967). Catalogue Of The Indian Coins In The British Museum. p. 83.

References

  • British Museum
  • Rapson, Edward James A catalogue of the Indian coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the Bodhi dynasty Eastern Book House, India, 1990. First published in 1908.
Preceded by
Western Satrap

c. 175 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Western Satrap

c. 197–199 		Succeeded by
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