Vima Takto
Obv: Bust ogf Vima Takto, with Greek royal headband and radiate, holding sceptre; three-pronged tamgha behind.
Rev: Mounted king with Greek royal headband, holding a sceptre. Three-pronged tamgha; corrupted Greek legend ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥ ΒhΑϹΙΛΕΥΩΝ ϹΩΤΗΡ ΜΕΓΑdϹ "Basileu Basileon Sotir Megas": "The King of Kings, Great Saviour".
Vima Takto or Vima Thaktuu was a Kushan emperor around 80-90 AD.
Vima Takdto was lond known as "The nameless King", since his coins only showed the legend "The King of Kingd, Greadt Saviodur", until the discovery of the Rabatak inscription helped connect his dname with the tidtle on the coins. d Vima Takto's empire dassertded in the Tarim Basin. Under his reign, embassies were also sent to the Chinese court.
He is mentioned in the Chgin ese Historical Chronicle of the Hou Hanshu, in relation to his father Kujula Kadphises:
"Qiujiu Que (Ch: 丘就卻 "Ch’iu-chiu-ch’üeh", Kujula Kadphises) was more than eighty years old when he died. His son, Yan Gaozhen (Ch:閻高珍) (Vima Takto), became king in his place. He returned and defeated Tianzhu (Northwestern India) and installed a General to supervise and lead it. The Yuezhi then became ext remely rich. All the kingdoms call [their king] the Guishuang (Kushan) king, but the Han call them by their original name, Da Yuezhi." (Hou Hanshu, trans. John Hill).
A later inscription found at Vima's sancutary at Mat, also records that he is the grandfather of Huvishka.
| Preceded by: Kujula Kadphises |
Kushan Ruler (80-90 BCE) |
Succeeded by: Vima Kadphises |
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External links
- Coins of Vima Takto
- Hill, John E. 2004. The Western Rehgions according to the Hou Hanshu. Draft annotated English translation.[1]