Rudradaman I
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Rudradaman I was a prominent 2nd-century CE Western Kshatrapa ruler in western India, known for his military conquests, public works, and one of the earliest long inscriptions in classical Sanskrit.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Scythian king
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Western Kshatrapa ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Girnar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | campaigns against the Satavahanas ⓘ |
| capital | Ujjain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 2nd century CE ⓘ |
| coinage |
bilingual coins in Greek and Brahmi scripts (in Western Kshatrapa tradition)
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silver coins ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Satavahana dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Western Kshatrapa kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | early promotion of Sanskrit as language of political power ⓘ |
| deathDate | after c. 150 CE (exact date unknown) ⓘ |
| dynasty | Western Kshatrapas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Western Kshatrapas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Jayadaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | Chastana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | key ruler in transition from Prakrit to Sanskrit in inscriptions ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageSignificance | among earliest extensive royal inscriptions in classical Sanskrit ⓘ |
| inscriptionSite | Junagadh (Girnar) rock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expansion of Western Kshatrapa power in western India
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patronage of Sanskrit ⓘ restoration of Lake Sudarshana ⓘ use of high classical Sanskrit in royal inscription ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Junagadh rock inscription
NERFINISHED
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early long inscription in classical Sanskrit ⓘ military conquests ⓘ public works ⓘ |
| notableWork | Junagadh rock inscription of Rudradaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy | did not annex Satavahana core territories despite victory ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent ruler under nominal Kushan suzerainty (in early reign, debated) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mahakshatrapa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Jayadaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicWork | repair of the Sudarshana lake dam ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Gujarat region
NERFINISHED
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Malwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Saurashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ western India ⓘ |
| reignEnd | c. 150 CE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 130 CE ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| scriptUsedInInscriptions | Brahmi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Damajadasri I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynastyContinuity | consolidated Western Kshatrapa rule for his successors ⓘ |
| title | Mahakshatrapa Rudradaman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| victoryOver | Satavahana king Satakarni (Satakarni II or Pulumavi, identification debated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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