| Shaka | |
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| Kushan emperor | |
 Kushan Empire Shaka Circa AD 325-345. Obverse: King Shakā making a sacrifice over an altar. To the right of the altar:  Vi. The name of the ruler appears vertically to the right of the king inGupta script:  Sha-kā. Under the arm of the ruler, also inBrahmi script:  Si-ta.Traces ofGreco-Bactrian legend around.Reverse:Ardoxsho enthroned, holding filleted investiture garland andcornucopia; tamgha to upper left.[1] | |
| Reign | 300–350 CE |
| Predecessor | Vasudeva II |
| Successor | Kipunada |
| Born | 270 CE |
| Died | 350 CE |
| Dynasty | Kushan Dynasty |
| Father | Kanishka III |
| Kushan emperors 30 CE–350 CE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shaka (Gupta script:Sha-kā) may have been one of the last rulers of theKushan Empire around 325-345.[2] He may have succeededVasudeva II. There is a group of Kushan gold coins that all carry the Brahmi legendShaka in the right field, in the same place whereVasudeva II's coins readVasu, so it is natural to suppose that perhaps Shaka was the name of the king who issued these coins. A further support for this idea is that there is a mention of one "Devaputra Shahi Shahanshahi Shaka Murunda" inSamudragupta's famousAllahabad inscription, as one of the rulers who paid him homage. In this context, Shaka could be a title, it could refer to a tribe, or it could be a personal name. In any case, it seems to be related to the Shaka coins. We do not know the date of the Allahabad inscription, so the best guess on dating Shaka isc. mid-4th century.
Robert Göbl,[3] for instance, did not think Shaka was the name of a ruler; rather, he thought the coins were tribal issues, but Michael Mitchiner[4] and many other authors do think Shaka was a personal name.
The Shaha coins all have the goddessArdoxsho on the reverse, whether many other Kushan rulers are known to have usedOesho (probablyShiva with his bull) on the reverse of their coins.[5]
There are also sources who use the term Shaka-Kushan as a label for a historic period that began sometime between 78 A.D. and 128 A.D. This included the reign of rulers bearing the name of Vasudeva.[6] It was associated with several excavated remains in northern India, which revealed building activities as well as artifacts like red polished pottery, ceramics, and terracotta figures.[7] The discovered remains showed sophisticated construction practices like the use of burnt bricks for flooring and tiles for flooring and roofing. The wares, including some coins, found in the Shaka-Kushana sites were also found in several locations inDelhi, Jhatikra Nahar nearNajafgarh, and Gordon Highlanders near Badli ki Sarai. Archaeologists believe that this indicates contact among these contemporary settlements or that these sites were under the sphere of influence of the Shaka-Kushana empire.[6]
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