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{{short description|Third-century king in the Indian sub-continent}} | {{short description|Third-century king in the Indian sub-continent}} | ||
{{for|the [[Vakataka]] ruler|Rudrasena II}} | {{for|the [[Vakataka]] ruler|Rudrasena II}} | ||
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{{Infobox royalty | {{Infobox royalty | ||
|name = Rudrasena II | |name = Rudrasena II | ||
|image = Rudrasena II Circa 256-278 CE.jpg | |image = Rudrasena II Circa 256-278 CE.jpg | ||
|image_size = 300 | |image_size = 300 | ||
|caption = Rudrasena II (256-278 CE). Head right, wearing close-fitting cap / Three-arched hill; group of five pellets to right.<ref> | |caption = Rudrasena II (256-278 CE). Head right, wearing close-fitting cap / Three-arched hill; group of five pellets to right.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coin image |url=https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=322826 |website=CNG Coins}}</ref> | ||
| reign = 256–278 | |||
|predecessor = [[Damajadasri III]] | |predecessor = [[Damajadasri III]] | ||
|successor = [[Visvasimha]] | |successor = [[Visvasimha]] | ||
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|caption = Western Satrap territory extended from the west coast of [[India]] to [[Vidisha]]/ [[Sanchi]] and [[Eran]], from the time of [[Rudrasena II]] (256–278) well into the 4th century.<ref name="Shaw 58"/> Marital alliances with the [[Andhra Ikshvaku|Ikshvaku]] of southern India are mentioned in inscriptions at [[Nagarjunakonda]] (3rd century CE).<ref>"Another queen of Virapurusha was Rudradhara-bhattarika. According to D.C. Sircar she might have been related to Rudrasena II (c. a.d. 254-74) the Saka ruler of Western India" in {{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=P. Raghunadha |title=Ancient and medieval history of Andhra Pradesh |date=1993 |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=9788120714953 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ancientmedievalh0000ragh/page/23 23] |url=https://archive.org/details/ancientmedievalh0000ragh |url-access=registration |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Government Central Press"/>|nodiv = 1 | |caption = Western Satrap territory extended from the west coast of [[India]] to [[Vidisha]]/ [[Sanchi]] and [[Eran]], from the time of [[Rudrasena II]] (r. 256–278) well into the 4th century.<ref name="Shaw 58"/> Marital alliances with the [[Andhra Ikshvaku|Ikshvaku]] of southern India are mentioned in inscriptions at [[Nagarjunakonda]] (3rd century CE).<ref>"Another queen of Virapurusha was Rudradhara-bhattarika. According to D.C. Sircar she might have been related to Rudrasena II (c. a.d. 254-74) the Saka ruler of Western India" in {{cite book |last1=Rao |first1=P. Raghunadha |title=Ancient and medieval history of Andhra Pradesh |date=1993 |publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=9788120714953 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ancientmedievalh0000ragh/page/23 23] |url=https://archive.org/details/ancientmedievalh0000ragh |url-access=registration |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Government Central Press"/>|nodiv = 1 | ||
|mini = 1 | |mini = 1 | ||
|relief = yes | |relief = yes | ||
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{{location map~ |South Asia |lat=16.521894|N |long=79.24285|E |label=[[Nagarjunakonda]]|position=top |label_size=60|mark=Purple pog.svg }} | {{location map~ |South Asia |lat=16.521894|N |long=79.24285|E |label=[[Nagarjunakonda]]|position=top |label_size=60|mark=Purple pog.svg }} | ||
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'''Rudrasena II''' (256–278) was a king of the [[Western Satraps]], and the 19th ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. The Kshatrapa dynasty seems to have reached a high level of prosperity under his rule. | '''Rudrasena II''' (r. 256–278) was a king of the [[Western Satraps]], and the 19th ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. The Kshatrapa dynasty seems to have reached a high level of prosperity under his rule. | ||
The region of [[Sanchi]]-[[Vidisha]] was again captured from the [[Satavahanas]] during the rule of Rudrasena II, as shown by finds of his coinage in the area.<ref name="Shaw 58" /> The region had already been held once by the Western Satraps under [[Rudradaman]] ( | The region of [[Sanchi]]-[[Vidisha]] was again captured from the [[Satavahanas]] during the rule of Rudrasena II, as shown by finds of his coinage in the area.<ref name="Shaw 58" /> The region had already been held once by the Western Satraps under [[Rudradaman]] ({{Circa|130 CE}}).<ref name="Shaw 58"/> | ||
After the conquest of Central India, Western Satraps are then known to have remained in the area well into the 4th century, as shown by the nearby [[Kanakerha inscription]] mentioning the construction of a well by the Saka chief and "righteous conqueror" Sridharavarman.<ref name="Shaw 58">Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD | After the conquest of Central India, Western Satraps are then known to have remained in the area well into the 4th century, as shown by the nearby [[Kanakerha inscription]] mentioning the construction of a well by the Saka chief and "righteous conqueror" Sridharavarman.<ref name="Shaw 58">{{cite book |last=Shaw |first=Julia |title=Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD |publisher=Routledge |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-9553924-4-3 |doi=10.4324/9781315432656 |pages=58–59 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IUbUDAAAQBAJ&pg=PR58}}</ref> They were also in control of the region of [[Eran]], as shown by another inscription.<ref name="Shaw 58"/> | ||
A marital alliance between the [[Andhra Ikshvaku]] and the Western Satraps seems to have occurred during the time of Rudrasena II, as the Andhra Ikshvaku ruler Māṭharīputra Vīrapuruṣadatta seems to have had as one of his wives Rudradhara-bhattarika, the "daughter of the ruler of [[Ujjain]]" (''Uj(e)nika mahara(ja) balika''), possibly king Rudrasena II.{{sfn|K. Krishna Murthy|1977|p=6}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Subramanian |first1=K. R. |title=Buddhist Remains in Andhra and the History of Andhra Between 225 and 610 A.D. |date=1989 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=9788120604445 |page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnO2BMPdYEoC&pg=PA82 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Government Central Press">{{cite book |last1=(India) |first1=Madhya Pradesh |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Ujjain |date=1982 |publisher=Government Central Press |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lo5hAAAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> | A marital alliance between the [[Andhra Ikshvaku]] and the Western Satraps seems to have occurred during the time of Rudrasena II, as the Andhra Ikshvaku ruler Māṭharīputra Vīrapuruṣadatta seems to have had as one of his wives Rudradhara-bhattarika, the "daughter of the ruler of [[Ujjain]]" (''Uj(e)nika mahara(ja) balika''), possibly king Rudrasena II.{{sfn|K. Krishna Murthy|1977|p=6}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Subramanian |first1=K. R. |title=Buddhist Remains in Andhra and the History of Andhra Between 225 and 610 A.D. |date=1989 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=9788120604445 |page=82 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vnO2BMPdYEoC&pg=PA82 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Government Central Press">{{cite book |last1=(India) |first1=Madhya Pradesh |title=Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Ujjain |date=1982 |publisher=Government Central Press |page=26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lo5hAAAAIAAJ |language=en}}</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 19 May 2025
| Rudrasena II | |
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 Rudrasena II (256-278 CE). Head right, wearing close-fitting cap / Three-arched hill; group of five pellets to right.[1] | |
| Reign | 256–278 |
| Predecessor | Damajadasri III |
| Successor | Visvasimha |
| Issue | Visvasimha Bhartrdaman |
| House | Karadamka |
| Father | Damajadasri I |
Western Satrap territory extended from the west coast of India to Vidisha/ Sanchi and Eran, from the time of Rudrasena II (r. 256–278) well into the 4th century.[2] Marital alliances with the Ikshvaku of southern India are mentioned in inscriptions at Nagarjunakonda (3rd century CE).[3][4]
Rudrasena II (r. 256–278) was a king of the Western Satraps, and the 19th ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. The Kshatrapa dynasty seems to have reached a high level of prosperity under his rule.
The region of Sanchi-Vidisha was again captured from the Satavahanas during the rule of Rudrasena II, as shown by finds of his coinage in the area.[2] The region had already been held once by the Western Satraps under Rudradaman (c. 130 CE).[2]
After the conquest of Central India, Western Satraps are then known to have remained in the area well into the 4th century, as shown by the nearby Kanakerha inscription mentioning the construction of a well by the Saka chief and "righteous conqueror" Sridharavarman.[2] They were also in control of the region of Eran, as shown by another inscription.[2]
A marital alliance between the Andhra Ikshvaku and the Western Satraps seems to have occurred during the time of Rudrasena II, as the Andhra Ikshvaku ruler Māṭharīputra Vīrapuruṣadatta seems to have had as one of his wives Rudradhara-bhattarika, the "daughter of the ruler of Ujjain" (Uj(e)nika mahara(ja) balika), possibly king Rudrasena II.[5][6][4]
The Western Satraps were finally ousted by Samudragupta (335-75) of the Gupta Empire.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Coin image". CNG Coins.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Shaw, Julia (2016). Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD. Routledge. pp. 58–59. doi:10.4324/9781315432656. ISBN 978-0-9553924-4-3.
- ↑ "Another queen of Virapurusha was Rudradhara-bhattarika. According to D.C. Sircar she might have been related to Rudrasena II (c. a.d. 254-74) the Saka ruler of Western India" in Rao, P. Raghunadha (1993). Ancient and medieval history of Andhra Pradesh. Sterling Publishers. p. 23. ISBN 9788120714953.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 (India), Madhya Pradesh (1982). Madhya Pradesh District Gazetteers: Ujjain. Government Central Press. p. 26.
- ↑ K. Krishna Murthy 1977, p. 6.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. R. (1989). Buddhist Remains in Andhra and the History of Andhra Between 225 and 610 A.D. Asian Educational Services. p. 82. ISBN 9788120604445.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- K. Krishna Murthy (1977). Nāgārjunakoṇḍā: A Cultural Study. Concept. OCLC 4541213.
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