Vasudeva III was possibly the son of

Vasudeva II According to Hindu scriptures, Vasudeva (Sanskrit: वसुदेव, IAST: ''Vasudeva''), also called Anakadundubhi, (''anakas'' and ''dundubhis'' both refer to ''drums'', after the musicians who played these instruments at the time of his b ...

and a ruler of the Kushan Empire c. 360-365 CE.

Reign

By the reign of Vasudeva III, the Kushan Empire had declined into insignificance. In the west the Sasanian Empire was a threat, and in the east local native people had regained their independence.

Disputed existence

Existence of Vasudeva III has been disputed, as has been the existence of his supposed father Vasudeva II. No epigraphic evidence supports his existence. It has also been proposed, from numismatic evidence, that there may have been another Kushan ruler with the same name and

regnal number Regnal numbers are ordinal numbers used to distinguish among persons with the same name who held the same office. Most importantly, they are used to distinguish monarchs. An ''ordinal'' is the number placed after a monarch's regnal name to differ ...

as Vasudeva III.

References

Kushan monarchs 3rd-century Indian monarchs {{Asia-royal-stub