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| Bhagabhadra | |
|---|---|
| Tratarasa Kasiputra | |
| Emperor of Magadha | |
| Reign | c. 114 – c. 83 BCE[citation needed] |
| Predecessor | Vasumitra |
| Successor | Devabhuti |
| Dynasty | Shunga |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Bhagabhadra (Brāhmī:𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀪𑀤𑁆𑀭Bhā-ga-bha-dra,Bhāgabhadra) was aShunga Emperor who reigned in northern and central India from around 114 BCE to 83 BCE.[citation needed] Although the capital of the Shungas was atPataliputra, he was also known to have held court atVidisha. It is thought that the name Bhagabhadra also appears in the regnal lists of the Shungas in thePuranic records, under the name Bhadraka, fifth ruler of the Shungas.[citation needed]
He is best known from aninscription at the site ofVidisha in centralIndia, theHeliodorus pillar, in which contacts with an embassy from theIndo-GreekKing Antialcidas ofTaxila is recorded, and where he is namedKasiputra Bhagabhadra,the Saviour, son of the princess fromBenares":
- Devadevasa Va [sude]vasa Garudadhvajo ayam
- karito i[a] Heliodorena bhaga-
- vatena Diyasa putrena Takhasilakena
- Yonadatena agatena maharajasa
- Amtalikitasa upa[m]ta samkasam-rano
- Kasiput[r]asa [Bh]agabhadrasa tratarasa
- vasena [chatu]dasena rajena vadhamanasa
Translation:
ThisGaruda-standard ofVasudeva, the God of Godswas erected here by the devotee Heliodoros,the son of Dion, a man ofTaxila,sent by the Great Greek (Yona) KingAntialkidas, as ambassador toKing Kasiputra Bhagabhadra, the Saviorson of the princess fromBenares, in the fourteenth year of his reign.
This inscription is important in that it tends to validate that the Shungas ruled in the area of Vidisa around 100 BCE. This is also corroborated by some artistic realization on the nearbySanchi stupa thought to belong to the period of the Shungas. Altogether, three Shunga pillars have also been found in the area .The Garuda pillar erected by Heliodorous and the inscription written on this pillar is regarded as the earliest material evidence of Bhagavatism in India.[1]
| Preceded by | Shunga Ruler circa 110 BCE | Succeeded by |
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