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Rudradaman

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2nd century Western Kshatrapas Śaka ruler

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Rudradāman I was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana. Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire. Rudradāman I took up the title of Maha-kshtrapa, after he became the king and then strengthened his kingdom.

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Silver coin of Rudradāman I, 16 mm, 2.0 grams.Obv: Bust of Rudradāman, with corrupted Greek legend "OVONIΛOOCVΛCHΛNO". Rev: Three-arched hill or Chaitya with river, crescent and sun. Brahmi legend around (from 12 o'clock):Rudradaman I, Brahmi coin legend.{{cite book |last1=Rapson |first1=Edward James |title=Catalogue Of The Indian Coins In The British Museum |date=1967 |page=78 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.533728/page/n290/mode/1up}}"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwSw">"Rajno Ksatrapasa Jayadamasaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudradamasa": "King and Great Satrap Rudradaman, son of King and Satrap Jayadaman"[6]Silver coin of Rudradāman I, 16 mm, 2.0 grams.Obv: Bust of Rudradāman, with corrupted Greek legend "OVONIΛOOCVΛCHΛNO". Rev: Three-arched hill or Chaitya with river, crescent and sun. Brahmi legend around (from 12 o'clock):Rudradaman I, Brahmi coin legend.{{cite book |last1=Rapson |first1=Edward James |title=Catalogue Of The Indian Coins In The British Museum |date=1967 |page=78 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.533728/page/n290/mode/1up}}"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwSw">"Rajno Ksatrapasa Jayadamasaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudradamasa": "King and Great Satrap Rudradaman, son of King and Satrap Jayadaman"[6]Rudradaman I, Brahmi coin legend.Rudradaman I, Brahmi coin legend.Andhau stone inscription of the time of Rudradāman, Śaka Year 52 (130 CE). The inscription reads: "In the year fifty-two, 50, 2; on the second day of the dark half of Phaguna, of (the reign of) the king Rudradāman, son of Jayadaman, (who was the grandson) of the king Caṣṭana, son of Ysamotika, (this) staff was raised in memory of Rishabhadeva, son of Sihila, of the Opasati gotra, by (his) brother, Madana, son of Sihila."[10]Andhau stone inscription of the time of Rudradāman, Śaka Year 52 (130 CE). The inscription reads: "In the year fifty-two, 50, 2; on the second day of the dark half of Phaguna, of (the reign of) the king Rudradāman, son of Jayadaman, (who was the grandson) of the king Caṣṭana, son of Ysamotika, (this) staff was raised in memory of Rishabhadeva, son of Sihila, of the Opasati gotra, by (his) brother, Madana, son of Sihila."[10]Genealogical stone inscription of Rudradāman: "Ghsamotika, his son rajan mahakshatrapa svamin Caṣṭana, his son rajan svamin Jayadāman, and his son rajan svamin Rudradaman." Khavada, Kutch district.[11]Genealogical stone inscription of Rudradāman: "Ghsamotika, his son rajan mahakshatrapa svamin Caṣṭana, his son rajan svamin Jayadāman, and his son rajan svamin Rudradaman." Khavada, Kutch district.[11]The Junagadh rock contains inscriptions by Ashoka (fourteen of the Edicts of Ashoka), Rudradāman I and Skandagupta.The Junagadh rock contains inscriptions by Ashoka (fourteen of the Edicts of Ashoka), Rudradāman I and Skandagupta.A portion of the Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman.A portion of the Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman.

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