Viśvasena (Middle

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', r.293–304 CE) was a ruler of the

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, and the 22nd ruler of the Kshatrapa dynasty. He was the last Kshatrapa ruler of the

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family, brother and successor to Bhartrdaman and son of

Rudrasena II Rudrasena II () was a ruler of the Pravarapura-Nandivardhana branch of the Vakataka dynasty. While his reign was short, he notably married Prabhavatigupta, the daughter of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta II. His early death led to Prabhavatig ...

. A coin of Visvasena was found in excavations at the

Ajanta Caves The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut architecture, rock-cut Buddhist caves in India, Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century Common Era, BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, Aurangabad district of Maharashtra sta ...

, in the burnt-brick monastery facing the caves on the right bank of the river Waghora. His successor was

Rudrasimha II Rudrasimha II (304–348) was a ruler of the Western Satraps 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 ...

. File:Ajanta Visvasena.jpg, A coin of Visvasena, found in excavations at

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