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{{short description|Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of Chukhsa, west of Taxila, in the 1st-century BCE}} |
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[[File:Liaka Kusulaka.jpg|thumb|Coin of Liaka Kusulaka, an imitation of coins of [[Eucratides]].]] |
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'''Liaka Kusulaka''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: {{lang|grc|[[wiktionary:Λιακο|Λιακο]] [[wiktionary:Κοζουλο|Κοζουλο]]}} {{transl|grc|Liako Kozoulo}}, on his coins; [[Prakrit]]: Liaka Kusulaka or '''{{lang|pgd|[[wiktionary:𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐|𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐𐨆]] [[wiktionary:𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐|𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐𐨆]]}}''' {{transl|pgd|Li-a-ko Ku-su-lu-ko}}, {{transl|pgd|Liako Kusuluko}}, on the [[Taxila copper plate]]<ref name="Konow">{{cite book |last=Konow |first=Sten |author-link=Sten Konow |date=1929 |title=Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62020 |location=Kolkata |publisher=Government of India Central Publication Branch |page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62020/page/n163/mode/2up 23]-[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62020/page/n167/mode/2up 28], [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.62020/page/n169/mode/2up PLATE V]}}</ref>) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] [[satrap]] of the area of [[Chukhsa]] in northwestern India during the 1st century BCE. |
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==Name== |
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Liaka Kusulaka name is recorded on his coins in the [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] form {{transl|grc|Liako Kozoulo}} ({{lang|grc|[[wiktionary:Λιακο|Λιακο]] [[wiktionary:Κοζουλο|Κοζουλο]]}}), and on the [[Taxila copper plate]] in the [[Kharosthi]] form {{transl|pgd|Liako Kusuluko}} ({{lang|pgd|[[wiktionary:𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐|𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐𐨆]] [[wiktionary:𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐|𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐𐨆]]}}).<ref name="Konow"/> The name is composed od from [[Saka language|Saka]] {{lang|xsc|*Ryaka}}, meaning "youth" and {{lang|xsc|*Kuzulaka}} "striving, ambitious, energetic".<ref>{{cite book |last=Harmatta |first=János |author-link=János Harmatta |editor-last1=Harmatta |editor-first1=János |editor-link1=János Harmatta |editor-last2=Puri |editor-first2=B. N. |editor-link2=Baij Nath Puri |editor-last3=Etemadi |editor-first3=G. F. |date=1999 |chapter=Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms |title=History of civilizations of Central Asia |volume=2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DguGWP0vGY8C |location=Delhi |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass|Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House]] |page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=9U6RlVVjpakC&pg=PA410 410] |isbn=978-8-120-81408-0}}</ref> |
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==Reign== |
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[[Image:TaxilaCopperPlate.JPG|thumb|Liaka Kusulaka is mentioned in the [[Taxila copper plate]] ([[British Museum]]).]] |
[[Image:TaxilaCopperPlate.JPG|thumb|Liaka Kusulaka is mentioned in the [[Taxila copper plate]] ([[British Museum]]).]] |
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He is mentioned in the [[Taxila copper plate]] inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of [[Patika Kusulaka]], and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the [[Western Satraps]]) and as kshatrapa of Chukhsa. |
He is mentioned in the [[Taxila copper plate]] inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of [[Patika Kusulaka]], and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the [[Western Satraps]]) and as kshatrapa of [[Chukhsa]]. |
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He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of [[Eucratides]] (King's head and [[Dioscuri]]), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ". |
He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of [[Eucratides]] (King's head and [[Dioscuri]]), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ". |
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The name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first [[Kushan Empire|Kushan]] ruler [[Kujula Kadphises]] (Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, ''Kozoulou Kadphizou'' or Κοζολα Καδαφες, ''Kozola Kadaphes''), which may suggest some family connection.<ref>{{cite book |last=Rapson |first=E. J. |author-link=E. J. Rapson |date=1908 |title=Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcoins00brit |location=London |publisher=[[Longman|Longman & Co]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcoins00brit/page/n109/mode/2up cvi] |isbn=978-1-332-41465-9 }}</ref> |
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==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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==References== |
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*Rapson, "Indian coins of the British Museum" |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.grifterrec.com/y/cribb/ekk_cribb_03.html Dates for Kanishka and the Indo-Scythians] |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060125085242/http://www.grifterrec.com/y/cribb/ekk_cribb_03.html Dates for Kanishka and the Indo-Scythians] |
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*[http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/appendices.html Liaka Kusulaka onomastics] |
*[http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/texts/hhshu/appendices.html Liaka Kusulaka onomastics] |
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 18 March 2024
Liaka Kusulaka (Greek: Λιακο Κοζουλο Liako Kozoulo, on his coins; Prakrit: Liaka Kusulaka or 𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐𐨆 𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐𐨆 Li-a-ko Ku-su-lu-ko, Liako Kusuluko, on the Taxila copper plate[1]) was an Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of Chukhsa in northwestern India during the 1st century BCE.
Name
[edit]Liaka Kusulaka name is recorded on his coins in the Greek form Liako Kozoulo (Λιακο Κοζουλο), and on the Taxila copper plate in the Kharosthi form Liako Kusuluko (𐨫𐨁𐨀𐨐𐨆 𐨐𐨂𐨯𐨂𐨫𐨂𐨐𐨆).[1] The name is composed od from Saka *Ryaka, meaning "youth" and *Kuzulaka "striving, ambitious, energetic".[2]
Reign
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He is mentioned in the Taxila copper plate inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of Patika Kusulaka, and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the Western Satraps) and as kshatrapa of Chukhsa.
He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of Eucratides (King's head and Dioscuri), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ".
The name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first Kushan ruler Kujula Kadphises (Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, Kozoulou Kadphizou or Κοζολα Καδαφες, Kozola Kadaphes), which may suggest some family connection.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Konow, Sten (1929). Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka. Kolkata: Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 23-28, PLATE V.
- ^ Harmatta, János (1999). "Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms". In Harmatta, János; Puri, B. N.; Etemadi, G. F. (eds.). History of civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. 2. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. p. 410. ISBN 978-8-120-81408-0.
- ^ Rapson, E. J. (1908). Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Kṣatrapas, the Traikūṭaka Dynasty, and the "Bodhi" Dynasty. London: Longman & Co. p. cvi. ISBN 978-1-332-41465-9.