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Rudrasimha II

Indian ruler of the Western Satraps from 304 to 348

Rudrasimha II
Western Satrap king
Coin of Rudrasimha II.
Reign	304-348 CE
Predecessor	Visvasena
Successor	Yasodaman II
Father	Svami-Jivadaman

Vidisha/ Sanchi

Eran

Ujjain

Barigaza

Devnimori

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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.^[1]

Rudrasimha II (304–348) was a ruler of the Western Satraps He declared on his coins to be the son of a Lord (Svami) named Jivadaman.^[2]

His coinage is coeval with that of other rulers, who may have been sub-kings and were his sons: Yasodaman II (317–332) and Rudradaman II (332–348).^[2]

During his rule, a Saka ruler inscribed the Kanakerha inscription,^[3] on the hill of Sanchi mentioning the construction of a well by the Saka chief and "righteous conqueror" (dharmaviyagi mahadandanayaka) Sridharavarman (339-368 CE).^[1] Another inscription of the same Sridhavarman with his military commander is known from Eran.^[1] These inscription point to the extent of Saka rule as the time of Rudrasimha II.

Coins of Rudrasimha were found inside the Buddhist stupa of Devnimori in Gujarat.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD, Julia Shaw, Routledge, 2016 p58-59
^ ^a ^b Rapson (1908). Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty. British Museum. Dept. of Coins and Medals. p. 170.
^ Marshall, The Monuments of Sanchi p.392
^ Schastok, Sara L. (1985). The Śāmalājī Sculptures and 6th Century Art in Western India. BRILL. pp. 23–31. ISBN 9004069410.