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have pointed out that Gautamiputra Satakarni and Nahapana were not necessarily contemporaries, since Satakarni mentions that the areas conquered by him were ruled by Ushavadata, rather than Nahapana. According to Burgess, there might have been an interval of as much as a century between the reigns of
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dates this event to c. 124 CE, which according to him, was the 18th regnal year of Gautamiputra. R.C.C. Fynes dates the event to sometime after 71 CE, in the same line, Shailendra Bhandare places the victory of Gautamiputra and the end of Nahapana's reign to the start of Saka era, 78 CE, in the year
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Nahapana is mentioned as a donator in inscriptions of numerous Buddhist caves in northern India. The Nasik and Karle inscriptions refer to Nahapana's dynastic name (Kshaharata, for "Kshatrapa") but not to his ethnicity (Saka-Pahlava), which is known from other sources.
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sixteen villages, who at the pure tirtha Prabhasa gave eight wives to the Brahmanas, and who also fed annually a hundred thousand Brahmanas- there has been given the village of Karajika for the support of the ascetics living in the caves at
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oil and clarified butter, cotton and the Indian cloths made therefrom, of the coarser sorts. Very many cattle are pastured there, and the men are of great stature and black in color. The metropolis of this country is
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An Inscribed Silver Buddhist Reliquary of the Time of King Kharaosta and Prince Indravarman, Richard Salomon, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 442
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Bhandare, Shailendra, (1999). Historical Analysis, pp. 168-178; Shimada, Akira, (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca 300 BCE - 300 CE), Brill, p. 51.
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Bhandare, Shailendra, (1999). Historical Analysis, pp. 168-178; Shimada, Akira, (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stupa at Amaravati (ca 300 BCE - 300 CE), Brill, p.51.
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An arrow to the left and a lightning to the right. Legend in kharoshthi on the left: Rano Chaharatasa Nahapanasa. Brahmi legend on the right: Rajna Kshaha (ratasa Nahapanasa).
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A Kharosthī Reliquary Inscription of the Time of the Apraca Prince Visnuvarma, by Richard Salomon, South Asian Studies 11 1995, Pages 27-32, Published online: 09 Aug 2010
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rule in the western Deccan during the 1st century." in Guide to Monuments of India 1: Buddhist, Jain, Hindu - by George Michell, Philip H. Davies, Viking - 1989 Page 374
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coinage. The obverse of the coins consists of the profile of the ruler, within a legend in Greek. The reverse represents a thunderbolt and an arrow, within
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The exact period of Nahapana is not certain. A group of his inscriptions are dated to the years 41-46 of an unspecified era. Assuming that this era is the
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these two kings. However, most historians now agree that Gautamiputra and Nahapana were contemporaries, and that Gautamiputra defeated Nahapana.
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date of year 46, which is 124 CE. The inscription is located in the fourth excavation on the eastern side of Manmodi Hill, in Cave 7. It reads:
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The Western Satraps are known for the construction and dedication of numerous Buddhist caves in Central India, particularly in the areas of
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District. This suggests that Gautamiputra defeated Nahapana.The Nasik Cave No.3, inscription No.2 insription notes that Nahapana's
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Silver coin of Nahapana, with ruler profile and pseudo-Greek legend "ΡΑΝΝΙΩ ΞΑΗΑΡΑΤΑϹ ΝΑΗΑΠΑΝΑϹ", transliteration of the
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World Heritage Monuments and Related Edifices in India, Volume 1 ʻAlī Jāvīd, Tabassum Javeed, Algora Publishing, 2008
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Southern India: A Guide to Monuments Sites & Museums, by George Michell, Roli Books Private Limited, 1 mai 2013
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Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty
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symbol and three arched mountain symbol struck respectively on the obverse and reverse of a drachm of Nahapana.
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Bust of the king crowned with a diadem on the right. Legend in Greek: ΡΑΝΝΙ (ω ΙΑΗΑΡΑΤΑϹ) ΝΑΗΑΠΑ (ΝΑϹ)
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Prime Minister to the king, the great Satrap, the Lord Nahapana, made for merit, in the year 46."
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Transregional Trade and Traders: Situating Gujarat in the Indian Ocean from Early Times to 1900
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Nahapana was founder of one of the two major Saka Satrap dynasties in north-western India, the
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Nahapana Brahmi and Kharoshthi legends on his coinage "RAJNO KSHAHARATASA NAHAPANASA "Of the
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Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Krishna Chandra Sagar, Northern Book Centre, 1992
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district). He also campaigned in the north under the orders of Nahapana to rescue the
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A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century
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race' was rooted out, which means all his possible heirs might have been killed.
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without any distinction of sect or origin, for all who would keep the varsha.
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Great Chaitya inscription 13 of Nahapana, at the right of the main entrance.
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R.C.C. Fynes (1995). "The Religious Patronage of the Satavahana Dynasty".
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The history and inscriptions of the Sātavāhanas and the Western Kshatrapas
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Buddhist Critical Spirituality: Prajñā and Śūnyatā, by Shōhei Ichimura
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An important inscription relates to Nahapana in the Great Chaitya at
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He also established the Kshatrapa coinage, in a style derived from
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Bhandare, Shailendra, (1999). Historical Analysis, pp. 168-178
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Nahapana's name appears on his coins in the Kharosthi form
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caves also have inscriptions of Nahapana, as well as the
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R.C. Senior "Indo-Scythian coins and history" Vol IV,
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also were carved during the time of Nahapana, and the
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Nahapana had a son-in-law named Ushavadata (Sanskrit:
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mentions one Nambanus as the ruler of the area around
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Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
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struck over a drachm of Nahapana. Circa 167-196 CE.
1639:(1996). "Sātavāhana Chronology: A Re-examination". 850:In a Buddhist cave of the Bhimasankar group of the 496: 879:yadhama cha ḍhi maṭapo cha puñathaya vase 46 kato 3191: 1635: 1530: 1335: 1285:. Cambridge University Press. pp. 266–268. 517:Overstrikes of Nahapana's coins by the powerful 2556:, Sassanid king and "Kushanshah" (c. 230 – 250) 672:on the river Banasa, who gave to the Devas and 597:, which was struck over the coinage of Nahapana 1435:"This hall is assigned to the brief period of 1305: 619:was built and dedicated by Nahapana in 120 CE. 290: 231: 149: 2849: 1734: 1524: 940: 603:Construction and dedication of Buddhist caves 1659: 1140: 1448: 941:Alpers, Edward A.; Goswami, Chhaya (2019). 725: 525:have been found in a hoard at Jogalthambi, 2856: 2842: 1741: 1727: 1585: 1583: 1581: 1088:. British Museum Press. 2000. p. 42. 970:Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin: July 1980 845: 399:), whose inscriptions were incised in the 38: 1531:Fergusson, James; Burgess, James (1880). 1258:. Pearson Education India. p. 383. 1051:History of civilizations of Central Asia 1036: 990: 988: 986: 984: 973:. Seaby Publications Ltd. 1980. p.  886:and cistern by Ayama of the Vatsa-gotra, 865: 757: 606: 500: 108: 88: 2709:Sassanid king and "Kushanshah" (c. 325) 1610: 1589: 1578: 1551: 1278: 1085:Buddhist Reliquaries from Ancient India 947:. Oxford University Press. p. 99. 909: 907: 893:Inscription of Nahapana, Manmodi Caves. 296:, which means "protector of the clan". 3192: 1614:Archaeological Survey Of Western India 1593:Archaeological Survey Of Western India 1571:Archaeological Survey of Western India 1488: 994: 439:who had been attacked by the Malayas ( 2837: 1722: 1407: 1405: 1392: 1390: 1388: 1251: 1210:History of the Andrhas: Up to 1565 AD 1115:. Northern Book Centre. p. 133. 981: 913: 748:Cave No.10 "Nahapana Vihara" at the 686:Inscription of Nahapana, Karla Caves. 2724:Peroz III "Kushanshah" (c. 350 –360) 1056:Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House 904: 1312:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 77. 1309:Some Early Dynasties of South India 505:A coin of Nahapana restruck by the 443:). He excavated a cave (one of the 13: 3176: 2874: 2796:From the dated inscription on the 1752:kings, territories and chronology 1429: 1417: 1402: 1385: 1216:. P. G. Publishers. Archived from 1206: 1112:Foreign Influence on Ancient India 204:;), was an important ruler of the 14: 3221: 1692: 1574:. 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