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Rudradaman I

Rudradāman I
Western Satrap
Rajno Ksatrapasa Jayadamasaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudradamasa
Rudradāman I coin, with corrupted Greek legend. British Museum.
Reign130–150 CE
PredecessorJayadaman
SuccessorDamajadasri I
IssueDamajadasri I, Rudrasimha I

Rudradāman I (r. 130–150) was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana.[1] Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire.[2] Rudradāman I took up the title of Maha-kshtrapa ("Great Satrap"), after he became the king and then strengthened his kingdom.

  1. ^ Page 9, Journal of the Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Volume 7, Asiatic Society of Bombay, Publisher: The Society, 1867, Original from Harvard University, Digitized 14 Jun 2008
  2. ^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. p. 381. ISBN 9788131716779.

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