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'''Rudrasimha III''' was the last ruler of the [[Western Satraps]] in India, in the 4th century.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India |publisher=CUP Archive |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA93 |language=en}}</ref> Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as the leader of the [[Indo-Scythians]] in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rapson|first=Edward James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcDmiTtPsX8C|title=Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty|date=1908|publisher=order of the Trustees|language=en}}</ref> Both were the sons of the Saka ruler Satyasimha, making them at least half-brothers, if not [[First-degree relative|first-degree relatives]].<ref name=":0" />
'''Rudrasimha III''' ([[IAST]]: Rudrasiṃha) was the last ruler of the [[Western Satraps]] in India, in the 4th century.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Cambridge Shorter History of India |publisher=CUP Archive |page=93 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9_48AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA93 |language=en}}</ref> Rudrasimha III succeeded Rudrasena IV as the leader of the [[Indo-Scythians]] in India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rapson|first=Edward James|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BcDmiTtPsX8C|title=Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty|date=1908|publisher=order of the Trustees|language=en}}</ref> Both were the sons of the Saka ruler Satyasimha, making them at least half-brothers, if not [[First-degree relative|first-degree relatives]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>See [[:File:Genealogical table of the Western Satraps.jpg|the genealogical table from Rapson]], based on the legends of the coinage sequence.</ref>


The Western Satraps were ultimately conquered by the [[Gupta]] Emperor [[Chandragupta II]]. This event completely ended the rule of the [[Sakas]] on the Indian subcontinent. An inscriptions of the victorious Gupta king Chandragupta II in 412-423 CE, the [[Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II]], can be found on the railing near the Eastern Gateway of the Great Stupa in [[Sanchi]].<ref>Marshall, The Monuments of India [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.532798 p.398]</ref>
The Western Satraps were ultimately conquered by the [[Gupta]] Emperor [[Chandragupta II]]. This event completely ended the rule of the [[Sakas]] on the Indian subcontinent. An inscriptions of the victorious Gupta king Chandragupta II in 412-413 CE, the [[Sanchi inscription of Chandragupta II]], can be found on the railing near the Eastern Gateway of the Great Stupa in [[Sanchi]].<ref>Marshall, The Monuments of India [https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.532798 p.398]</ref>


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   | title = [[Western Satrap]]
   | title = [[Western Satrap]]
   | years = 388-395
   | years = 388-415
   | before = [[Rudrasena IV]]  
   | before = [[Rudrasena IV]]  
   | after = [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Emperor]] [[Chandragupta II]]
   | after = [[Gupta Empire|Gupta Emperor]] [[Chandragupta II]]