| Vasudeva II | |
|---|---|
| Kushan emperor | |
| File:Coin Vasudeva II Guimet MA24360 (cropped).jpg Coin Vasudeva II, Guimet Museum, MA24360. | |
| Reign | c. 275–300 CE |
| Predecessor | Kanishka III |
| Issue | Vasudeva III |
| Father | Kanishka III |
| Mother | Bhanumati |
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Vasudeva II (Middle Brahmi script: File:Gupta allahabad vaa.jpgFile:Gupta allahabad su.jpg
Vā-su-de-va) was a Kushan emperor who ruled c. 275–300 CE. He was probably the successor of Kanishka III and may have been succeeded by a king named Shaka Kushan.
Vasudeva II probably only was a local ruler in the area of Taxila, in western Punjab, under the suzerainty of the Gupta Empire.[1]
Vasudeva II was a contemporary of Hormizd I Kushanshah of the Kushano-Sasanians, as he is known to have overstruck a large quantity of the early copper coins of Hormizd I issued south of the Hindu-Kush.[2]
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Dinar of Vasudeva II. -
A bronze coin of Vasudeva II enthroned. Circa CE 290-310 -
Coin of Vasudeva II. The name of the ruler appears vertically next to his left arm in Gupta script: File:Gupta allahabad vaa.jpgFile:Gupta allahabad su.jpg Vā-su.
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). From the Kushans to the Western Turks. p. 203.
- ↑ Cribb 2018, p. 21.
Sources[edit | edit source]
- Cribb, Joe (2018). Problems of Chronology in Gandhāran Art: Proceedings of the First International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 23rd-24th March, 2017. University of Oxford The Classical Art Research Centre Archaeopress.
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| Preceded by Kanishka III |
Kushan Ruler c. 275–300 AD |
Succeeded by Shaka Kushan |
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