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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

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

Liaka Kusulaka is mentioned in the Taxila copper plate (British Museum).

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

^ ^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.

External links

[Konow-1] Konow, Sten (1929). Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka. Kolkata: Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 23-28, PLATE V.

[2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] From the dated inscription on the Rukhana reliquary

[5] An Inscribed Silver Buddhist Reliquary of the Time of King Kharaosta and Prince Indravarman, Richard Salomon, Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1996), pp. 442 [1]

[6] A Kharosthī Reliquary Inscription of the Time of the Apraca Prince Visnuvarma, by Richard Salomon, South Asian Studies 11 1995, Pages 27-32, Published online: 09 Aug 2010 [2]

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 {{short description|Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of Chukhsa, west of Taxila, in the 1st-century BCE}}
-[[File:Liaka Kusulaka.jpg|thumb|300px|Coin of Liaka Kusulaka, an imitation of coins of [[Eucratides]].]]
+[[File:Liaka Kusulaka.jpg|thumb|Coin of Liaka Kusulaka, an imitation of coins of [[Eucratides]].]]
-'''Liaka Kusulaka''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Λιακο Κοζουλο, ''Liako Kozoulo'', on his coins, [[Pali]]: Liaka Kusulaka or Liako Kusuluko) was an [[Indo-Scythian]] [[satrap]] of the area of [[Chukhsa]] in the northwestern [[South Asia]] during the 1st century BCE.
+'''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.
+==Name==
+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>
+==Reign==
 [[Image:TaxilaCopperPlate.JPG|thumb|Liaka Kusulaka is mentioned in the [[Taxila copper plate]] ([[British Museum]]).]]
-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]].
 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.<ref>Rapson (1967), p. cvi</ref>
+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>
 ==Notes==
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-==References==
-* Rapson, E. J. (1967). ''A Catalogue of the Indian Coins in the British Museum: Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western ksatrapas, the Truikutaka dynasty and the 'Bodhi' Dynasty''
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