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'''Vijayamitra''' (ruled 12 BCE - 15 CE) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] king of the [[Apraca]]s in [[Bajaur]], western [[Pakistan]]. He is mentioned in a recently discovered inscription in [[Kharoshthi]] on a [[Buddhist]] reliquary (published by Salomon in 2005), which gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially gives confirmation of a [[Yavana era]] in relation to the [[Azes era]]: |
'''Vijayamitra''' (ruled 12 BCE - 15 CE) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] king of the [[Apraca]]s in [[Bajaur]], western [[Pakistan]]. He is mentioned in a recently discovered inscription in [[Kharoshthi]] on a [[Buddhist]] reliquary (published by Salomon in 2005), which gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially gives confirmation of a [[Yavana era]] in relation to the [[Azes era]]: |
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:"In the twenty-seventh - 27 - year in the reign of Lord Vijayamitra, the King of the [[Apraca]]; in the seventy-third - 73 - year which is called "of Azes", in the two hundred and first - 201 - year of the Yonas (Greeks), on the eighth day of the month of Sravana; on this day was established [this] stupa by Rukhana, the wife of the King of Apraca, [and] by Vijayamitra, the king of Apraca, [and] by Indravarma (Indravasu?), the commander (stratega), [together] with their wives and sons."<ref>"Afghanistan, carrefour en l'Est et l'Ouest" p.373. Also Senior 2003</ref><ref>Des Indo-Grecs aux Sassanides, Rika Gyselen, Peeters Publishers, 2007, p.103 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_TIU_jp93xUC&pg=PA103]</ref> |
:"In the twenty-seventh - 27 - year in the reign of Lord Vijayamitra, the King of the [[Apraca]]; in the seventy-third - 73 - year which is called "of Azes", in the two hundred and first - 201 - year of the Yonas (Greeks), on the eighth day of the month of Sravana; on this day was established [this] stupa by Rukhana, the wife of the King of Apraca, [and] by Vijayamitra, the king of Apraca, [and] by Indravarma ([[Indravasu]]?), the commander (stratega), [together] with their wives and sons."<ref>"Afghanistan, carrefour en l'Est et l'Ouest" p.373. Also Senior 2003</ref><ref>Des Indo-Grecs aux Sassanides, Rika Gyselen, Peeters Publishers, 2007, p.103 [https://books.google.com/books?id=_TIU_jp93xUC&pg=PA103]</ref> |
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This dedication indicates that King Vijayamitra was a follower of Buddhism. His coins also bear the [[triratna]] Buddhist symbol. |
This dedication indicates that King Vijayamitra was a follower of Buddhism. His coins also bear the [[triratna]] Buddhist symbol. |
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Revision as of 16:51, 20 December 2016
Vijayamitra (ruled 12 BCE - 15 CE) was an Indo-Scythian king of the Apracas in Bajaur, western Pakistan. He is mentioned in a recently discovered inscription in Kharoshthi on a Buddhist reliquary (published by Salomon in 2005), which gives a relationship between several eras of the period, and especially gives confirmation of a Yavana era in relation to the Azes era:
- "In the twenty-seventh - 27 - year in the reign of Lord Vijayamitra, the King of the Apraca; in the seventy-third - 73 - year which is called "of Azes", in the two hundred and first - 201 - year of the Yonas (Greeks), on the eighth day of the month of Sravana; on this day was established [this] stupa by Rukhana, the wife of the King of Apraca, [and] by Vijayamitra, the king of Apraca, [and] by Indravarma (Indravasu?), the commander (stratega), [together] with their wives and sons."[1][2]
This dedication indicates that King Vijayamitra was a follower of Buddhism. His coins also bear the triratna Buddhist symbol.
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References
- Senior, R.C. (2006). Indo-Scythian coins and history. Volume IV. Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. ISBN 0-9709268-6-3.
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