Shaka (Kushan)
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Ardoxsho enthroned, holding filleted investiture garland and cornucopia; tamgha to upper left.[1] | |
| Reign | 300–350 CE |
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Shaka (
Robert Göbl,[3] for instance, did not think Shaka was the name of a ruler; rather, he thought the coins were tribal issues, but Michael Mitchiner [4] and many other authors do think Shaka was a personal name.
The Shaha coins all have the goddess
There are also sources who use the term Shaka-Kushan as a label for a historic period that began sometime between 78 A.D. and 128 A.D. This included the reign of rulers bearing the name of Vasudeva.[6] It was associated with several excavated remains in northern India, which revealed building activities as well as artifacts like red polished pottery, ceramics, and terracotta figures.[7] The discovered remains showed sophisticated construction practices like the use of burnt bricks for flooring and tiles for flooring and roofing. The wares, including some coins, found in the Shaka-Kushana sites were also found in several locations in Delhi, Jhatikra Nahar near Najafgarh, and Gordon Highlanders near Badli ki Sarai. Archaeologists believe that this indicates contact among these contemporary settlements or that these sites were under the sphere of influence of the Shaka-Kushana empire.[6]
Footnotes
- ^ CNG Coins
- ^ Indian Numismatic Studies K. D. Bajpai p.112
- ^ Münzprägung des Kušānreiches, Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1984
- ^ Oriental Coins and their Values: The Ancient and Classical World, London: Hawkins Publications, 1978
- ^ Allen, John (1914). Catalogue of the coins of the Gupta dynasties. p. xxxviii.
- ^ a b Digital Press (n.d.). Combined modern, medieval, and ancient India. Digital Press. p. 131.
- ^ Katariya, Adesh (2007-11-25). Ancient History of Central Asia: Yuezhi origin Royal Peoples: Kushana, Huna, Gurjar and Khazar Kingdoms. Adesh Katariya. p. 129.
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