Jayadaman was a

Western Kshatrapa The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas ( Brahmi:, ''Mahakṣatrapa'', "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian ( Saka) rulers of the western and central part of India ( Saurashtra and Malwa: modern Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pr ...

ruler, although possibly only a Kshatrapa, rather than a Mahakshatrapa. He was the son of

Chastana Chashtana (Greek: (epigraphic), ; Brahmi: ; Kharosthi: , ) was a ruler of the Saka Western Satraps in northwestern India during 78-130 CE, when he was the satrap of Ujjain. Name Chashtana's name is attested in the Greek forms () and () ...

, and the father of

Rudradaman I Rudradāman I (r. 130–150) was a Śaka ruler from the Western Kshatrapas dynasty. He was the grandson of the king Caṣṭana. Rudradāman I was instrumental in the decline of the Sātavāhana Empire. Rudradāman I took up the title of ''Mah ...

, but he may have pre-deceased Chastana, and never ruled as supreme ruler of the Western Kshatrapas.''Political history of ancient India'' by Hemchandra Raychaudhuri p.260
/ref> This is suggested by the fact that Chastana and Rudraman I are known from contemporary Indian inscriptions to have ruled jointly. His diminished title may also have been a consequence of the conquests of the

Satavahanas The Satavahanas (''Sādavāhana'' or ''Sātavāhana'', IAST: ), also referred to as the Andhras in the Puranas, were an ancient Indian dynasty based in the Deccan region. Most modern scholars believe that the Satavahana rule began in the lat ...

over Kshatrapa territory. The coins of Jayadaman were rather crude, only made of copper and square in form.''Malwa through the ages, from the earliest times to 1305 A.D.'' by Kailash Chand Jain p.371
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