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Northern Satraps

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Dynasty of Indo-Scythian rulers (60 BCE–2nd century CE)

Great Satraps

Mahakṣatrapa
60 BCE–2nd century CE
The Northern Satraps ruled the area fromEastern Punjab toMathura.[1] Approximate location and neighbouring polities, early 1st century CE.
CapitalMathura
Taxila
Religion
Buddhism
Hinduism
Jainism
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraAntiquity
• Established
60 BCE
• Disestablished
2nd century CE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Indo-Greeks
Indo-Scythians
Mitra dynasty
Indo-Parthians
Kushan Empire
Today part of

TheNorthern Satraps (Brahmi:,Kṣatrapa, "Satraps" or,Mahakṣatrapa, "GreatSatraps"), or sometimesSatraps of Mathura,[2] orNorthern Sakas,[1] are a dynasty ofIndo-Scythian ("Saka") rulers who held sway over the area ofPunjab andMathura after the decline of theIndo-Greeks, from the end of the 1st century BCE to the 2nd century CE. They are called "Northern Satraps" in modern historiography to differentiate them from the "Western Satraps", who ruled inSindh,Gujarat andMalwa at roughly the same time and until the 4th century CE. They are thought to have replaced the last of theIndo-Greek kings in the Punjab region, as well as theMitra dynasty and theDatta dynasty of local Indian rulers in Mathura.

The Northern Satraps were probably displaced by, or became vassals of, theKushans from the time ofVima Kadphises, who is known to have ruled inMathura in 90–100 CE, and they are known to have acted as Satraps and Great Satraps in the Mathura region for his successorKanishka (127–150 CE).

Northern Satrap rulers

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Coins of contemporaryIndo-Greek rulerStrato (r.c. 25 BCE to 10 CE, top) andIndo-Scythian ruler of MathuraRajuvula (r.c. 10 BCE to 10 CE, bottom) discovered together in a mound in Mathura.[3][4] The coins of Rajuvula were derived from those of Strato.[5]

In central India, theIndo-Scythians are thought to have conquered the area ofMathura over Indian kings, presumably theDatta dynasty, around 60 BCE. Due to being under the scrutiny of theKushan Empire, as asatrapy and not wholly independent, they were called the Northern Satraps. Some of their first satraps wereHagamasha andHagana, they were in turn followed byRajuvula who gained the title Mahakshatrapa or great satrap. However, according to some authors, Rajuvula may have been first.[citation needed]

Rajuvula

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Indo-Scythian rulerRajuvula, from his coinage.

Rajuvula is considered as one of the main Northern Satraps. He was a GreatSatrap (Mahakshatrapa) who ruled in the area ofMathura in northernIndia in the years around 10 CE, under the authority of the Indo-Scythian kingAzilises.[6] In Mathura, he sometimes used the term "Basileus" (king) next to his title of Satrap, which implies a higher level of autonomy from the Indo-Scythian center in northwesternIndia.[6] On the obverse of his coinage, he often uses in theGreek script the title "King of Kings, the Saviour".[7][2]

In Mathura, Rajuvula established the famousMathura lion capital, now in theBritish Museum, which confirms the presence of Northern Satraps in Mathura, and sheds some light on the relationships between the various satraps of Northern India.[8] His coins are found nearSankassa along theGanges and inEastern Punjab. Their style is derived from theIndo-Greek types ofStrato II.[8][6] Rajuvula conquered the last remaining Indo-Greek kingdom, underStrato II, around 10 CE, and took his capital city,Sagala. Numerous coins of Rajuvula have been found in company with the coins of the Strato group in theEastern Punjab (to the east of theJhelum) and also in theMathura area:[9] for example, 96 coins of Strato II were found in Mathura in conjunction with coins ofRajuvula, who also imitated the designs of Strato II in the majority of his issues.[10]

The coinage of the period, such as that of Rajuvula, tends to become very crude and barbarized in style. It is also very much debased, the silver content becoming lower and lower, in exchange for a higher proportion of bronze, an alloying technique (billon) suggesting less than wealthy finances.

Mathura lion capital

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TheMathura lion capital, a dynastic production, advertising the rule ofRajuvula and his relatives, as well as their sponsorship of Buddhism. 2 BCE-6 CE.[11]

TheMathura lion capital, an Indo-Scythian sandstone capital in crude style, fromMathura in Central India, and dated to the 1st century CE, describes inkharoshthi the gift of astupa with a relic of the Buddha, by QueenNadasi Kasa, the wife of the Indo-Scythian ruler of Mathura,Rajuvula.[citation needed]

The capital describes, among other donations, the gift of astupa with a relic of theBuddha, by QueenAyasia, the "chief queen of the Indo-Scythian ruler ofMathura, satrapRajuvula". She is mentioned as the "daughter ofKharahostes" (See:Mathura Lion Capital inscriptions). The lion capital also mentions the genealogy of several Indo-Scythian satraps of Mathura. It mentionsSodasa, son of Rajuvula, who succeeded him and also made Mathura his capital.[citation needed]

Sodasa and Bhadayasa

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Coin of Northern SatrapBhadayasa.
Obv:Greek legend BASILEWS SWTEROS ZLIIoY "Saviour King Zoilos", an imitation of the legend ofZoilos II
Rev:Maharajasa Tratarasa Bhadrayashasa, "Saviour king Bhadayasha"[12]

Sodasa, son of Rajuvula, seems to have replaced his father in Mathura, whileBhadayasa ruled as Basileus in EasternPunjab.[13][14][15] Bhadayasa has some of the nicest coins of the Northern Satraps, in direct inspiration from the coins of the lastIndo-Greek kings.[citation needed]

The coinage of Sodasa is cruder and of local content: it represents aLakshmi standing between two symbols on the obverse with an inscription aroundMahakhatapasa putasa Khatapasa Sodasasa "Satrap Sodassa, son of the Great Satrap". On the reverse is a standing Abhiseka Lakshmi (Lakshmi standing facing a Lotus flower with twin stalks and leaves) anointed by two elephants sprinkling water, as on the coins ofAzilises.[13][16]

Sodasa is also known from various inscriptions where he is mentioned as ruler in Mathura, such as theKankali Tila tablet of Sodasa.

Contribution to Sanskrit epigraphy

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Further information:Sanskrit epigraphy
Mirzapur stele inscription in the reignSodasa, circa 15 CE, Mirzapur village (in the vicinity of Mathura).Mathura Museum. The inscription refers to the erection of a water tank by Mulavasu and his consort Kausiki, during the reign of Sodasa, assuming the title of "Svami (Lord) Mahakshatrapa (Great Satrap)".[17]
The names of the Mahakshatrapa ("Great Satrap")Kharapallana and the Kshatrapa ("Satrap")Vanaspara in the year 3 ofKanishka (circa 123 CE) were found on this statue of theBala Bodhisattva, dedicated by "brother (Bhikshu) Bala".

In what has been described as "the great linguisticalparadox of India",Sanskrit inscriptions first appeared much later thanPrakrit inscriptions, although Prakrit is considered as a descendant of the Sanskrit language.[18] This is because Prakrit, in its multiple variants, had been favoured since the time of the influentialEdicts of Ashoka (circa 250 BCE).[18]

Besides a few examples from the 1st century BCE, most of the early Sanskrit inscriptions date to the time of theIndo-Scythian rulers, either the Northern Satraps aroundMathura for the earliest ones, or, slightly later, the closely relatedWestern Satraps in western and central India.[19][20] It is thought that they became promoters of Sanskrit as a way to show their attachment to Indian culture.[20] According to Salomon "their motivation in promoting Sanskrit was presumably a desire to establish themselves as legitimate Indian or at least Indianized rulers and to curry the favor of the educated Brahmanical elite".[21]

The Sanskrit inscriptions inMathura (Uttar Pradesh) are dated to the 1st and 2nd-century CE.[19] The earliest of these, states Salomon, are attributed toSodasa from the early years of 1st-century CE. Of the Mathura inscriptions, the most significant is theMora Well Inscription.[19] In a manner similar to theHathibada inscription, the Mora well inscription is a dedication inscription and is linked to theVaishnavism tradition of Hinduism. It mentions a stone shrine (temple), pratima (murti, images) and calls the five Vrishnis asbhagavatam.[19][22] There are many other Mathura Sanskrit inscriptions overlapping the era of Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps and early Kushanas, although they are still dwarfed by the number of contemporary inscriptions inPrakrit.[19] Other significant 1st-century inscriptions in reasonably good classical Sanskrit include theVasu Doorjamb Inscription and theMountain Temple inscription.[23] The early ones are related to the Brahmanical and possiblyJain traditions, as in the case of an inscription fromKankali Tila,[24][25] and none are Buddhist.

The development of Sanskrit epigraphy in western India under the Western Satrap, is also thought to have been the result of the influence of the Northern Satraps on their western relatives.[26]

Successors

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Several successors are known to have ruled as vassals to the Kushans, such as the Mahakshatrapa ("Great Satrap")Kharapallana and the Kshatrapa ("Satrap")Vanaspara, who are known from an inscription discovered in Sarnath, and dated to the 3rd year ofKanishka (c. 130 CE), in which Kanishka mentions they are the governors of the eastern parts of his Empire, while a "General Lala" and Satraps Vespasi and Liaka are put in charge of the north.[27][28][29] The inscription was discovered on an early statue of aBoddhisattva, theSarnath Bala Boddhisattva, now in the Sarnath Museum .[30]

Art of Mathura under the Northern Satraps (circa 60 BCE-90 CE)

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Main article:Art of Mathura

From around 70 BCE, the region of Mathura fell to the Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps underHagamasha,Hagana and thenRajuvula.[31] During this time, Mathura is described as "a great center ofŚaka culture in India".[32] Little is known precisely from that period on terms of artistic creation. The Indo-ScythianRajuvula, ruler of Mathura, created coins which were copies of the contemporaryIndo-Greek rulerStrato II, with effigy of the king and representation ofAthena on the obverse.[5] Indo-Scythians are known to have sponsored Buddhism, but also other religions, as visible from their inscriptions and archaeological remains in northwestern and western India, as well as from their contributions to pre-Kushana sculpture in Mathura.[33] Mathura became part of the Kushan Empire from the reign ofVima Kadphises (90-100 CE) and then became the southern capital of the Kushan Empire.

End of 1st century BCE

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See also:Mathura lion capital

Some works of art dated to the end of the 1st century BCE show very delicate workmanship, such as the sculptures of Yakshis.[34] A the very end of this period the Indo-Scythian ruler Rajuvula is also known for the famousMathura lion capital which records events of the Indo-Scythian dynasty as well as their support of Buddhism. It is also an interesting example of the state of artistic attainment in the city of Mathura at the turn of our era. The capital portrays two lions reminiscent of the lions of thePillars of Ashoka, but in a much cruder style. It also displays at its center a Buddhisttriratana symbol, further confirming the involvement of Indo-Scythian rulers with Buddhism. The triratna is contained in aflame palmette, an element of Hellenistic iconography, and an example ofHellenistic influence on Indian art.[35]

The fact that the Mathura lion capital is inscribed inKharoshthi, a script used in the far northwest around the area ofGandhara, attests to the presence of northwestern artists at that time in Mathura.[36]

  • Yashi with onlookers, dated 20 BCE.[37]
    Yashi with onlookers, dated 20 BCE.[37]
  • Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.
    Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.
  • Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.
    Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.
  • Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.
    Yashi with onlookers (detail), dated 20 BCE.

Mathura sculpture styles in the 1st century CE

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The abundance of dedicatory inscriptions in the name ofSodasa, the Indo-Scythian ruler of Mathura, and son of Rajuvula (eight such inscriptions are known, often on sculptural works),[38] and the fact that Sodasa is known through his coinage as well as through his relations with other Indo-Scythian rulers whose dates are known, means that Sodasa functions as a historic marker to ascertain the sculptural styles at Mathura during his rule, in the first half of the 1st century CE.[39][35] These inscriptions also correspond to some of the first known epigraphical inscriptions inSanskrit.[18][40] The next historical marker corresponds to the reign ofKanishka under the Kushans, whose reign began circa 127 CE.[39] The sculptural styles at Mathura during the reign of Sodasa are quite distinctive, and significantly different from the style of the previous period circa 50 BCE, or the styles of the later period of the Kushan Empire in the 2nd century CE.[39]

In-the-round statuary

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Mora sculptures (c. 15 CE)
TheMora well inscription of Great SatrapSodasa (15 CE) is associated with three statue remains and a decorated doorjamb, all thought to be related to a temple built for theVrishni heroes.[41] Left: torso said to be probably a figure of one of the five Vrishni heroes, Mora, circa 15 CE,Mathura Museum.[42][43][44][45] Right: Mora carved doorjamb withgrapevine design, also circa 15 CE.[46]

Several examples of in-the-round statuary have been found from the period of Sodasa, such as the torsos of "Vrishni heroes", discovered in Mora, about 7 kilometers west of Mathura.[47] These statues are mentioned in theMora Well Inscription nearby, made in the name of the Northern SatrapSodasa circa 15 CE, in which they are calledBhagavatam.[48][49][50] The statue fragments are thought to represent some of the five Vrishni heroes, possibly ancient kings of Mathura later assimilated toVishnu and his avatars,[43][51] or, equally possible, the five Jain heroes led byAkrūra, which are well attested in Jain texts.[47] In fact, the cult of the Vrishnis may have been cross-sectarian, much like the cult of the Yakshas.[47]

The two uninscribed male torsos that were discovered are both of high craftsmanship and in Indian style and costume.[51] They are bare-chested but wear a thick necklace, as well as heavy hearrings.[47] The two torsos that were found are similar with minor variations, suggesting they may have been part of a series, which is coherent with the Vrishni interpretation.[45] They share some sculptural characteristics with theYaksha statues found in Mathura and dating to the 2nd and 1st century BCE, such as the sculpting in the round, or the clothing style, but the actual details of style and workmanship clearly belong to the time of Sodasa.[47][43] The Vrishni statues also are not of the colossal type, as they would only have stood about 1.22 meters complete.[47] The Mora Vrishnis function as an artistic benchmark for in-the-round statues of the period.[47]

  • 1st Jaina Tirthankara Rishabhanatha torso - Circa 1st Century
    1st Jaina TirthankaraRishabhanatha torso - Circa 1st Century
  • Four-fold Jain image with Suparshvanath and three other Tirthankaras - Circa 1st Century CE
    Four-fold Jain image withSuparshvanath and three otherTirthankaras - Circa 1st Century CE
  • Goat-headed Jain Mother Goddess, circa 1st Century CE
    Goat-headed Jain Mother Goddess, circa 1st Century CE

Jain reliefs

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Kankali Tila tablet of Sodasa
JainKankali Tila tablet of Sodasa or "Amohini relief", inscribed "in the reign of Sodasa", circa 15 CE.State Museum Lucknow, SML J.1[46]
Brahmi inscription in the tablet:

Mahakṣatrapasa Śodāsa
"GreatSatrapSodasa"

Many of the sculptures from this period are related to theJain religion, with numerous relief showing devotional scenes, such as theKankali Tila tablet of Sodasa in the name of Sodasa.[39] Most of these are votive tablets, calledayagapata.[52]

Jain votive plates, called "Ayagapatas", are numerous, and some of the earliest ones have been dated to circa 50-20 BCE.[53] They were probably prototypes for the first known Mathura images of the Buddha.[54] Many of them were found around theKankali Tila Jain stupa in Mathura.

Notable among the design motifs in theayagapatas are the pillarcapitals displaying "Persian-Achaemenian" style, with side volutes, flame palmettes, and recumbent lions or winged sphinxes.[55][56]

Grapevine and garland designs (circa 15 CE)

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A decorated doorjamb, theVasu doorjamb, dedicated to deityVāsudeva, also mentions the rule of Sodasa, and has similar carving to the Mora doorjamb, found in relation with theMora well inscription in a similar chronological and religious context. The decoration of these and many similar doorjambs from Mathura consists inscrolls of grapevines. They are all dated to the reign of Sodasa, circa 15 CE and constitute a secure dated artistic reference for the evaluation of datation of other Mathura sculptures.[46] It has been suggested that the grapevine design had beenintroduced from the Gandhara area in the northwest, and maybe associated with the northern taste of the Satrap rulers.[67] These designs may also be the result of the work of northern artists in Mathura.[67] The grapevine designs of Gandhara are generally considered as originating fromHellenistic art.[68]

Calligraphy (end 1st century BCE - 1st century CE)

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A sample of the new calligraphic style introduced by the Indo-Scythians: fragment of theMirzapur stele inscription, in the vicinity ofMathura, circa 15 CE.[17][71]

Svāmisya Mahakṣatrapasya Śudasasya
"Of the Lord and Great SatrapŚudāsa"[72][73]

The calligraphy of theBrahmi script had remained virtually unchanged from the time of theMaurya Empire to the end of the 1st century BCE.[71] The Indo-Scythians, following their establishment in northern India introduced "revolutionary changes" in the way Brahmi was written.[71] In the 1st century BCE, the shape of Brahmi characters became more angular, and the vertical segments of letters were equalized, a phenomenon which is clearly visible in coin legends and made the script visually more similarly to Greek.[71] In this new typeface, the letter were "neat and well-formed".[71] The probable introduction of ink and pen writing, with the characteristic thickenned start of each stroke generated by the usage of ink, was reproduced in the calligraphy of stone inscriptions by the creation of a triangle-shaped form at the beginning of each stroke.[71][74] This new writing style is particularly visible in the numerous dedicatory inscriptions made in Mathura, in association with devotional works of art.[71] This new calligraphy of the Brahmi script was adopted in the rest of the subcontinent of the next half century.[71] The "new-pen-style" initiated a rapid evolution of the script from the 1st century CE, with regional variations starting to emerge.[71]

First images of the Buddha (from circa 15 CE)

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The "Isapur Buddha", probably the earliest known representation of the Buddha (possibly together with theButkara seated Buddha statue at theButkara Stupa,Swat), on a railing post, dated to circa 15 CE.[75]

From around the 2nd-1st century BCE atBharhut andSanchi, scenes of the life of the Buddha, or sometimes of his previous lives, had been illustratedwithout showing the Buddha himself, except for some of his symbols such as the empty throne, or theChankrama pathway.[76] This artistic device ended with the sudden appearance of the Buddha, probably rather simultaneously inGandhara andMathura, at the turn of the millennium.[76]

Possibly the first known representation of the Buddha (theBimaran casket and theTillya Tepe Buddhist coin are other candidates), the "Isapur Buddha" is also dated on stylistic grounds to the reign of Sodasa, circa 15 CE; he is shown on a relief in a canonical scene known as"Lokapalas offer Alms Bowls to the Buddha Sakyamuni".[77] The symbolism of this early statue is still tentative, drawing heavily on the earlier, especially Jain, pictural traditions of Mathura, still far from the exuberant standardized designs of theKushan Empire.[77] It is rather unassuming and not yet monumental compared to the Buddha sculptures of the following century, and may represent one of the first attempts to create a human icon, marking an evolution from the splendid aniconic tradition of Buddhist art in respect to the person of the Buddha, which can be seen in the art of Sanchi and Bharhut.[77] This depiction of the Buddha is highly similar toJain images of the period, such asthe relief ofJinaParsvanatha on anayagapata, also dated to circa 15 CE.[66][57]

It is thought that the images of Jain saints, which can be seen in Mathura from the 1st century BCE, were prototypes for the first Mathura images of the Buddha, since the attitudes are very similar, and the almost transparent very thin garment of the Buddha not much different visually from the nakedness of theJinas.[54] Here the Buddha is not wearing the monastic robe which would become characteristic of many of the later Buddha images.[54] The cross-legged sitting posture may have derived from earlier reliefs of cross-legged ascetics or teachers at Bharhut, Sanchi andBodh Gaya.[78] It has also been suggested that the cross-legged Buddhas may have derived from the depictions of seated Scythian kings from the northwest, as visible in the coinage ofMaues (90-80 BCE) orAzes (57-10 BC).[78]

There has been a recurring debate about the exact identity of these Mathura statues, some claiming that they are only statues ofBodhisattavas, which is indeed the exact term used in most of the inscriptions of the statues found in Mathura. Only one or two statues of the Mathura type are known to mention the Buddha himself.[79] This could be in conformity with an ancient Buddhist prohibition against showing the Buddha himself in human form, otherwise known asaniconism in Buddhism, expressed in theSarvastivadavinaya (rules of the early Buddhist school of theSarvastivada):""Since it is not permitted to make an image of the Buddha's body, I pray that the Buddha will grant that I can make an image of the attendant Bodhisattva. Is that acceptable?" The Buddha answered: "You may make an image of the Bodhisattava"".[80] However the scenes in the Isapur Buddha and the laterIndrasala Buddha (dated 50-100 CE), refer to events which are considered to have happenedafter the Buddha's enlightenment, and therefore probably represent the Buddha rather than his younger self as a Bodhisattava, or a simple attendant Bodhisattva.[81]

Other reliefs
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"Indrasala architrave", detail of the Buddha inIndrasala Cave, attended by the Vedic deityIndra. 50-100 CE.[82]

The Buddhist "Indrasala architrave", dated 50-100 CE, with a scene of the Buddha at theIndrasala Cave being attended byIndra, and a scene of devotion to theBodhi Tree on the other side, is another example of the still hesitant handling of the human icon of the Buddha in the Buddhist art of Mathura.[82] The Buddhist character of this architrave is clearly demonstrated by the depiction of theBodhi Tree inside its specially built temple atBodh Gaya, a regular scene of Buddhist since the reliefs ofBharhut andSanchi.[82] The depiction of the Buddha in meditation in theIndrasala Cave is also characteristically Buddhist.[82] The Buddha already has the attributes, if not the style, of the later "Kapardin" statues, except for the absence of ahalo.[83]

Buddhist "Indrasala architrave", with Buddha andBodhi Tree in the center of each side, dated 50-100 CE, before the Kushan period.[82][84] The Buddha is attended by Vedic deityIndra on the side of theIndrasala Cave.[82]
Vedic deities
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Besides the hero cult of theVrishni heroes or the cross-sectarian cult of theYakshas,Hindu art only started to develop fully from the 1st to the 2nd century CE, and there are only very few examples of artistic representation before that time.[85] The three Vedic godsIndra,Brahma andSurya were actually first depicted in Buddhist sculpture, as attendants in scenes commemorating the life of the Buddha, even when the Buddha himself was not yet shown in human formbut only through his symbols, such as the scenes of his Birth, hisDescent from the Trāyastriṃśa Heaven, or his retreat in the Indrasala Cave.[85] These Vedic deities appear in Buddhist reliefs at Mathura from around the 1st century CE, such asIndra attending the Buddha at Indrasala Cave, where Indra is shown with amitre-like crown, and joining hands.[85]

Early "Kapardin" statuary (end of 1st century CE)
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Early "Kapardin" statuary
Katra fragment of a Buddha stele in the name of a "Kshatrapa lady" named Naṃda (Naṃdaye Kshatrapa).[83][86][87]
"Katra Bodhisattava stele" with inscription, dated to the Northern Satraps period.[83]

The earliest types of "Kapardin" statuary (named after the "kapardin", the characteristic tuft of coiled hair of the Buddha) showing the Buddha with attendants are thought to be pre-Kushan, dating to the time of the "Kshatrapas" or Northern Satraps.[83] Various broken bases of Buddha statues with inscriptions have been attributed to the Kshatrapas.[83] A fragment of such a stele was found with the mention of the name of the donor as a "Kshatrapa lady" named Naṃda who dedicated the Bodhisattva image "for the welfare and happiness of all sentient beings for the acceptance of theSarvastivadas", and it is considered as contemporary with the famous "Katra stele".[83][87]

One of these early examples shows the Buddha being worshipped by the GodsBrahma andIndra.[83]

The famous "Katra Bodhisattava stele" is the only fully intact image of a "Kapardin" Bodhisattva remaining from the Kshatrapa period, and is considered as the foundation type of the "Kapardin" Buddha imagery, and is the "classical statement of the type".[83]

In conclusion, the canonical type of the seated Bodhisattva with attendants commonly known as the "Kapardin" type, seems to have developed during the time the Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps were still ruling in Mathura, before the arrival of the Kushans.[88] This type continued during the Kushan period, down to the time ofHuvishka, before being overtaken by fully-dressed types of Buddha statuary depicting the Buddha wearing the monastic coat "Samghati".[88]

Rulers

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RulerImageTitleApprox. datesMentions
HagamashaSatrap1st century BCEIn the archaeological excavations ofSonkh, nearMathura, the earliest coins of the Kshatrapa levels were those of Hagamasha.[89]
HaganaSatrap1st century BCE
RajuvulaGreat Satrapearly 1st century BCE
BhadayasaSatrap1st century CEPossible successor of Rajuvula in Eastern Punjab
SodasaSatrap1st century CESon of Rajuvula in Mathura
Kharapallana
Ksatrapena Vanasparena Kharapallanena
Ksatrapena Vanasparena Kharapallanena
Great Satrapc. CE 130Great Satrap for Kushan rulerKanishka I
Vanaspara
Ksatrapena Vanasparena Kharapallanena
Ksatrapena Vanasparena Kharapallanena
Satrapc. CE 130Satrap for Kushan rulerKanishka I

Coinage

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  • Coin of satrap Hagamasha. Obv. Horse to the left. Rev. Standing figure with symbols, legend Khatapasa Hagāmashasa. 1st century BCE.
    Coin of satrap Hagamasha.Obv. Horse to the left.Rev. Standing figure with symbols, legendKhatapasa Hagāmashasa. 1st century BCE.
  • Joint coin of Hagana and Hagamasha. Obv.: Horse to left. Rev. Thunderbolt, legend Khatapāna Hagānasa Hagāmashasa. 1st century BCE.
    Joint coin of Hagana and Hagamasha.Obv.: Horse to left.Rev. Thunderbolt, legendKhatapāna Hagānasa Hagāmashasa. 1st century BCE.
  • Coin of Rajuvula, c. 10 CE
    Coin ofRajuvula, c. 10 CE
  • Coin of Bhadrayasha, early 1st century CE
    Coin ofBhadrayasha, early 1st century CE
  • Coin of Sodasa, early 1st century CE
    Coin ofSodasa, early 1st century CE

See also

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References

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  10. ^"Bibliography of Greek coin hoards, p. 194-195". Archived fromthe original on 25 May 2018. Retrieved8 December 2016.
  11. ^Dated 2 BCE-6 CE in Fig.213 inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 171.ISBN 9789004155374.
  12. ^Senior ISCH vol. II, page 129.
  13. ^abThe Dynastic Arts of the Kushans, John M. Rosenfield, University of California Press, 1 janv. 1967, p.136[3]
  14. ^Marshall, J. (2013).A Guide to Taxila. Cambridge University Press. p. 44.ISBN 9781107615441. Retrieved5 December 2016.
  15. ^"CNG: Printed Auction CNG 93. INDO-SKYTHIANS, Northern Satraps. Bhadrayasha. After 35 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 2.10 g, 1h). (CNG Coins notice)". cngcoins.com. Retrieved5 December 2016.
  16. ^Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Krishna Chandra Sagar, Northern Book Centre, 1992, p.126[4]
  17. ^abBuddhist art of Mathurā, Ramesh Chandra Sharma, Agam, 1984 Page 26
  18. ^abcSalomon 1998, pp. 86–87.
  19. ^abcdeSalomon 1998, pp. 87–88.
  20. ^abSalomon 1998, pp. 93–94.
  21. ^Salomon 1998, p. 93.
  22. ^Sonya Rhie Quintanilla (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL Academic. pp. 260–263.ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  23. ^Sonya Rhie Quintanilla (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL Academic. p. 260.ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  24. ^Inscription No21 inJanert, l (1961).Mathura Inscriptions.
  25. ^Salomon 1998, p. 88.
  26. ^Salomon 1998, pp. 86–93.
  27. ^Ancient Indian History and Civilization, Sailendra Nath SenNew Age International, 1999, p.198[5]
  28. ^Foreign Influence on Ancient India, Krishna Chandra Sagar, Northern Book Centre, 1992 p.167[6]
  29. ^Source: "A Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum. Andhras etc..." Rapson, p ciii
  30. ^Papers on the Date of Kaniṣka, Arthur Llewellyn Basham, Brill Archive, 1969, p.271[7]
  31. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 9–10.ISBN 9789004155374.
  32. ^Paul, Pran Gopal; Paul, Debjani (1989). "Brahmanical Imagery in the Kuṣāṇa Art of Mathurā: Tradition and Innovations".East and West.39 (1/4): 130.JSTOR 29756891.
  33. ^Neelis, Jason (2011).Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks - PDF. Boston: Brill. p. 110.
  34. ^Dated 20 BCE in Fig.200 inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 171.ISBN 9789004155374.
  35. ^abKumar, Ajit (2014)."Bharhut Sculptures and their untenable Sunga Association".Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology.2:223–241.
  36. ^Bracey, Robert (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. The Classical Art Research Centre. Archaeopress. University of Oxford. p. 143.
  37. ^Dated 20 BCE in Fig.200 inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. Fig.200.ISBN 9789004155374.
  38. ^Śrivastava, Vijai Shankar (1981).Cultural Contours of India: Dr. Satya Prakash Felicitation Volume. Abhinav Publications. p. 95.ISBN 9780391023581.
  39. ^abcdQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 168–179.ISBN 9789004155374.
  40. ^Damsteegt, Th (1978).Epigraphical Hybrid Sanskrit: Its Rise, Spread, Characteristics and Relationship to Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit. BRILL. p. 209.ISBN 9789004057258.
  41. ^Singh, Upinder (2008).A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. p. 437.ISBN 978-81-317-1120-0.
  42. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 211–213.ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  43. ^abc"We have actually discovered in the excavations at the Mora shrine stone torsos representing the Vrishni Heroes (...) Their style closely follows that of the free-standing Yakshas in that they are carved in the round. They are dressed in adhoti anduttaraya and some types of ornaments as found on the Yaksha figures, their right hand is held inahbayamudra..." in "Agrawala, Vasudeva Sharana (1965).Indian Art: A history of Indian art from the earliest times up to the third century A.D. Prithivi Prakashan. p. 253.
  44. ^This statue appears in Fig.51 as one of the statues excavated in the Mora mound, inRosenfield, John M. (1967).The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans. University of California Press. pp. 151–152 and Fig.51.
  45. ^abLüders, H. (1937).Epigraphia Indica Vol.24. pp. 199–200.
  46. ^abcdeQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 171.ISBN 9789004155374.
  47. ^abcdefgDated 15 CE inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 211–214.ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  48. ^Doris Srinivasan (1997).Many Heads, Arms, and Eyes: Origin, Meaning, and Form of Multiplicity in Indian Art. BRILL Academic. pp. 211–214, 308–311 with footnotes.ISBN 90-04-10758-4.
  49. ^Sonya Rhie Quintanilla (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL Academic. p. 260.ISBN 978-90-04-15537-4.
  50. ^Lavanya Vemsani (2016).Krishna in History, Thought, and Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 202–203.ISBN 978-1-61069-211-3.
  51. ^abRosenfield, John M. (1967).The Dynastic Arts of the Kushans. University of California Press. pp. 151–152 and Fig.51.
  52. ^The Jain stûpa and other antiquities of Mathurâ by Smith, Vincent ArthurPlate XIV
  53. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 403, Fig. 146.ISBN 9789004155374.
  54. ^abcdQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 200–201.ISBN 9789004155374.
  55. ^The Jain stûpa and other antiquities of Mathurâ by Smith, Vincent ArthurPlate VII
  56. ^"The Ayagapata which had been set up by Simhanddika, anterior to the reign of Kanishka, and which is assignable to a period not later than 1 A.D., is worth notice because of the typical pillars in the Persian-Achaemenian style" inBulletin of the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery. The Museum. 1949. p. 18.
  57. ^abcQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 406, photograph and date.ISBN 9789004155374.
  58. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 410, Fig. 156.ISBN 9789004155374.
  59. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2000). "Āyāgapaṭas: Characteristics, Symbolism, and Chronology".Artibus Asiae.60 (1): 79–137 Fig.21.doi:10.2307/3249941.ISSN 0004-3648.JSTOR 3249941.
  60. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2000). "Āyāgapaṭas: Characteristics, Symbolism, and Chronology".Artibus Asiae.60 (1): 79–137 Fig.26.doi:10.2307/3249941.ISSN 0004-3648.JSTOR 3249941.
  61. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 174–176.ISBN 9789004155374.
  62. ^Dated 15 CE in Fig.222 inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. Fig.222.ISBN 9789004155374.
  63. ^"the massive pillars in the Persian Achaemenian style" inShah, Chimanlal Jaichand (1932).Jainism in north India, 800 B.C.-A.D. 526. Longmans, Green and co.
  64. ^"The Ayagapata which had been set up by Simhanddika, anterior to the reign of Kanishka, and which is assignable to a period not later than 1 A.D., is worth notice because of the typical pillars in the Persian-Achaemenian style" inBulletin of the Baroda Museum and Picture Gallery. Baroda Museum. 1949. p. 18.
  65. ^Kumar, Ajit (2014)."Bharhut Sculptures and their untenable Sunga Association".Heritage: Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies in Archaeology.2:223–241.
  66. ^abQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 201.ISBN 9789004155374.
  67. ^abBracey, Robert (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. The Classical Art Research Centre. Archaeopress. University of Oxford. pp. 142–143.
  68. ^"Honeysuckle, grapevine, triton and acanthus mouldings are some of the Hellenistic features." inSharma, Ramesh Chandra; Ghosal, Pranati (2004).Buddhism and Gandhāra Art. Indian Institute of Advanced Study. p. 148.ISBN 978-81-7305-264-4.
  69. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura, ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 226.ISBN 978-90-474-1930-3.
  70. ^Dated 25-50 CE inQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. Fig. 288.ISBN 9789004155374.
  71. ^abcdefghiVerma, Thakur Prasad (1971).The Palaeography Of Brahmi Script. pp. 82–85.
  72. ^Sharma, Ramesh Chandra (1984).Buddhist art of Mathurā. Agam. p. 26.ISBN 9780391031401.
  73. ^The former calligraphic style would have been:𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀺𑀲𑁆𑀬 𑀫𑀳𑀓𑁆𑀰𑀢𑁆𑀭𑀧𑀲𑁆𑀬 𑀰𑀼𑀤𑀸𑀲𑀲𑁆𑀬
  74. ^Salomon, Richard (1998).Indian Epigraphy: A Guide to the Study of Inscriptions in Sanskrit, Prakrit, and the other Indo-Aryan Languages. Oxford University Press. p. 34.ISBN 978-0-19-535666-3.
  75. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 199–206, 204 for the exact date.ISBN 9789004155374.
  76. ^ab"This aniconic tradition was shortly to disappear and the iconic types of the Buddha made their sudden appearance apparently simultaneously in the so-called Hellenic school of Gandhara and the Indian school of Mathura."Bhattacharyya, Narendra Nath (1993).Buddhism in the History of Indian Thoughts. Manohar Publishers & Distributors. p. 266.ISBN 978-81-7304-017-7.
  77. ^abcQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 199–206.ISBN 9789004155374.
  78. ^ab"It has also been suggested that the early seated Buddha images owe something to the first-century BC representations of seated kings, as seen on coins of the northwest (nos 27 and 28)."Maues sitting cross-legged andAzes sitting cross-legged inErrington, Elizabeth; Trust, Ancient India and Iran; Museum, Fitzwilliam (1992).The Crossroads of Asia: transformation in image and symbol in the art of ancient Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ancient India and Iran Trust. p. 47.ISBN 978-0-9518399-1-1.
  79. ^Rhi, Ju-Hyung (1994). "From Bodhisattva to Buddha: The Beginning of Iconic Representation in Buddhist Art".Artibus Asiae.54 (3/4):207–225.doi:10.2307/3250056.JSTOR 3250056.
  80. ^Rhi, Ju-Hyung (1994). "From Bodhisattva to Buddha: The Beginning of Iconic Representation in Buddhist Art".Artibus Asiae.54 (3/4):220–221.doi:10.2307/3250056.JSTOR 3250056.
  81. ^Quintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. p. 237, text and note 30.ISBN 9789004155374.
  82. ^abcdefQuintanilla, Sonya Rhie (2007).History of Early Stone Sculpture at Mathura: Ca. 150 BCE - 100 CE. BRILL. pp. 237–239.ISBN 9789004155374.
  83. ^abcdefghMyer, Prudence R. (1986). "Bodhisattvas and Buddhas: Early Buddhist Images from Mathurā".Artibus Asiae.47 (2):111–113.doi:10.2307/3249969.ISSN 0004-3648.JSTOR 3249969.
  84. ^Mathura Museum Catalogue. 1910. p. 163.
  85. ^abcPaul, Pran Gopal; Paul, Debjani (1989). "Brahmanical Imagery in the Kuṣāṇa Art of Mathurā: Tradition and Innovations".East and West.39 (1/4): 125.ISSN 0012-8376.JSTOR 29756891.
  86. ^For a modern image see Figure 9 inMyer, Prudence R. (1986). "Bodhisattvas and Buddhas: Early Buddhist Images from Mathurā".Artibus Asiae.47 (2):121–123.doi:10.2307/3249969.ISSN 0004-3648.JSTOR 3249969.
  87. ^abLüders, Heinrich (1960).Mathura Inscriptions. pp. 31–32.
  88. ^abMyer, Prudence R. (1986). "Bodhisattvas and Buddhas: Early Buddhist Images from Mathurā".Artibus Asiae.47 (2): 114.doi:10.2307/3249969.ISSN 0004-3648.JSTOR 3249969.
  89. ^Hartel, Herbert (2007).On The Cusp Of An Era Art In The Pre Kuṣāṇa World. BRILL. p. 324.
Indo-Scythian kings, territories and chronology(in green)
Territories/
dates
WesternIndiaWesternPakistan
Balochistan
Paropamisadae
Arachosia
BajaurGandharaWestern PunjabEastern PunjabMathura
INDO-GREEK KINGDOM
90–85 BCENiciasMenander IIArtemidoros
90–70 BCEHermaeusArchebius
85-60 BCEINDO-SCYTHIAN KINGDOM
Maues
75–70 BCEVonones
Spalahores
TelephosApollodotus II
65–55 BCESpalirises
Spalagadames
HippostratosDionysios
55–35 BCEAzes IZoilos II
55–35 BCEAzilises
Azes II
ApollophanesIndo-Scythian dynasty of the
NORTHERN SATRAPS
Hagamasha
25 BCE – 10 CEIndo-Scythian dynasty of the
APRACHARAJAS
Vijayamitra
(ruled 12 BCE - 15 CE)[n 1]
Liaka Kusulaka
Patika Kusulaka
Zeionises
Kharahostes
(ruled 10 BCE– 10 CE)[n 2]
Mujatria
Strato II andStrato IIIHagana
10-20 CEINDO-PARTHIAN KINGDOM
Gondophares
IndravasuINDO-PARTHIAN KINGDOM
Gondophares
Rajuvula
20-30 CEUbouzanes
Pakores
Vispavarma
(ruled c.0-20 CE)[n 3]
SarpedonesBhadayasaSodasa
30-40 CEKUSHAN EMPIRE
Kujula Kadphises
IndravarmaAbdagases......
40-45 CEAspavarmaGadana......
45-50 CESasanSases......
50-75 CE......
75-100 CEIndo-Scythian dynasty of the
WESTERN SATRAPS
Chastana
Vima Takto......
100-120 CEAbhirakaVima Kadphises......
120 CEBhumaka
Nahapana
PARATARAJAS
Yolamira
Kanishka IGreat SatrapKharapallana
and SatrapVanaspara
for
Kanishka I
130-230 CE

Jayadaman
Rudradaman I
Damajadasri I
Jivadaman
Rudrasimha I
Satyadaman
Jivadaman
Rudrasena I


Bagamira
Arjuna
Hvaramira
Mirahvara


Vāsishka (c. 140 – c. 160)
Huvishka (c. 160 – c. 190)
Vasudeva I (c. 190 – to at least 230)


230-280 CE

Samghadaman
Damasena
Damajadasri II
Viradaman
Isvaradatta
Yasodaman I
Vijayasena
Damajadasri III
Rudrasena II
Visvasimha

Miratakhma
Kozana
Bhimarjuna
Koziya
Datarvharna
Datarvharna

INDO-SASANIANS
Ardashir I, Sassanid king and "Kushanshah" (c. 230 – 250)
Peroz I, "Kushanshah" (c. 250 – 265)
Hormizd I, "Kushanshah" (c. 265 – 295)

Kanishka II (c. 230 – 240)
Vashishka (c. 240 – 250)
Kanishka III (c. 250 – 275)


280-300 CEBhratadarmanDatayola II

Hormizd II, "Kushanshah" (c. 295 – 300)

Vasudeva II (c. 275 – 310)
300-320 CE

Visvasena
Rudrasimha II
Jivadaman

Peroz II, "Kushanshah" (c. 300 – 325)

Vasudeva III
Vasudeva IV
Vasudeva V
Chhu (c. 310? – 325)

320-388 CE

Yasodaman II
Rudradaman II
Rudrasena III
Simhasena
Rudrasena IV

Shapur II Sassanid king and "Kushanshah" (c. 325)
Varhran I,Varhran II,Varhran III "Kushanshahs" (c. 325 – 350)
Peroz III "Kushanshah" (c. 350 –360)
HEPHTHALITE/HUNAS invasions

Shaka I (c. 325 – 345)
Kipunada (c. 345 – 375)

GUPTA EMPIRE
Chandragupta ISamudragupta


388-395 CERudrasimha IIIChandragupta II
  1. ^From the dated inscription on theRukhana reliquary
  2. ^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[8]
  3. ^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[9]
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