Zeionises
Kharoshthi legend MANIGULASA CHATRAPASA PUTRASA CHATRAPASA JIHUNIASA "Satrap Zeionises, son of Satrap Manigul". South Chach
mint.Zeionises (
Indo-Scythian satrap
.
Name
Zeionises's name appears on his coins in the Greek form Zeionísēs (Ζειονίσης) and the Kharosthi form Jihunia (𐨗𐨁𐨱𐨂𐨣𐨁𐨀),[1] and on a silver vase from Taxila in the Kharosthi form Jihoṇika (𐨗𐨁𐨱𐨆𐨞𐨁𐨐),[2] which are derived from Saka name *Jihonyaka, meaning "benefactor"[3]
Reign
Zeionises was a satrap of the area of southern Chach (Kashmir) for King Azes II.
He then became king, and ruled in parts of the Indian subcontinent around 10 BCE – 10 CE, but apparently lost his territory to the invasion of the
Indo-Parthians
.
His coins bear the
Buddhist Triratna symbol on the obverse, and adopt representations of Greek divinities such as the city goddess Tyche
.
A silver jug found at
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See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-900-83452-3.
- ^ a b c Konow, Sten (1929). Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka. Kolkata: Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 82, PLATE XVI.
- ISBN 978-8-120-81408-0.
Sources
- "ISBN 1-58115-203-5
- "The Greeks in Bactria and India", W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.