Satraps

Rudrasimha III
... Rudrasimha III was the last ruler of the Western Satraps in India, in the 4th century ... II, decided to expand his kingdom by attacking the Western Satraps in Gujarat ... The Western Satraps were ultimately conquered by emperor Chandragupta II ...

Ariobarzan - Family
... Satrap or Satrapes, derived from Old Persian xsatrapa, means the Protector of the Land, and it was the name given to the provincial governors in the ... Darius I or Darius the Great (522-486 BC) established 20 satraps with an annual tribute ... Appointed by the king, satraps were usually of the royal family or Iranian nobility and held office indefinitely ...

Western Satraps - Vassalage To The Kushans?
... It is still unclear whether the Western Satraps were independent rulers or vassals of the Kushans ... The continued use of the word "Satrap" on their coin would suggest a recognized sujetion to a higher ruler, possibly the Kushan emperor ... the classical capital of the Western Satrap realm ...

Western Satraps
... The Western Satraps, Western Kshatrapas, or Kshaharatas (35–405) were Saka rulers of the western and central part of India (Saurashtra and Malwa ... They are called "Western" in contrast to the "Northern" Indo-Scythian satraps who ruled in the area of Mathura, such as Rajuvula, and his successors under the ... Although they called themselves "Satraps" on their coins, leading to their modern designation of "Western Satraps", Ptolemy in his 2nd century "Geograp ...