Rudrasimha II (304–348) was a ruler of the
Western Satraps
The Western Satraps, or Western Kshatrapas (Brahmi: , ''Mahakṣatrapa'', "Great Satraps") were Indo-Scythian (Saka) rulers of the western and central parts of India (extending from Saurashtra in the south and Malwa in the east, covering moder ...
He declared on his coins to be the son of a Lord (Svami) named Jivadaman.
His coinage is coeval with that of other rulers, who may have been sub-kings and were his sons:
Yasodaman II (317–332) and
Rudradaman II (332–348).
During his rule, a Saka ruler inscribed the
Kanakerha inscription,
[Marshall, The Monuments of Sanch]
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/ref> on the hill of Sanchi
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mentioning the construction of a well by the Saka chief and "righteous conqueror" (''dharmaviyagi mahadandanayaka'') Sridharavarman (339-368 CE).[Buddhist Landscapes in Central India: Sanchi Hill and Archaeologies of Religious and Social Change, c. Third Century BC to Fifth Century AD, Julia Shaw, Routledge, 201]
p58-59
/ref> Another inscription of the same Sridhavarman with his military commander is known from Eran. These inscription point to the extent of Saka rule as the time of Rudrasimha II.
Coins of Rudrasimha were found inside the Buddhist
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stupa
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of Devnimori in Gujarat
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References
Western Satraps
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