Damajadasri III explained

Damajadasri III
Predecessor:Vijayasena
Successor:Rudrasena II
Issue:Bhartrdaman
Era Name:Saka Era
House:Karadamka
Father:Damasena

Damajadasri III (Brahmi)[1] was a ruler of the Western Satraps. His reign lasted possibly[2] from to 256 AD.[3]

Biography

Damajadasri was one of the four sons of Damasena. Damajadasri was the youngest of his siblings. He succeeded his elder brother Vijayasena as a ruler.[4]

He most likely held the title of mahaksatrapa. There is no evidence that he would have held the office of ksatrapa.

Large amounts of coins struck in name of Damajadasri have been found.[5]

Damajadasri was succeeded as Western Satrap by his nephew Rudrasena II who was a son of Viradaman.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Tandon . Pankaj . How to read the legends on coins of the Western Kshatrapas: A Beginner's Guide . 2 .
  2. Book: Ramesh Chandra Majumdar. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. The History and Culture of the Indian People: The age of imperial unity; 2d ed. 1953. 1951. Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. 189.
  3. Book: R. Vanaja. Indian Coinage. 1983. National Museum. 73.
  4. Book: Sailendra Nath Sen. Ancient Indian History and Civilization. 1999. New Age International. 978-81-224-1198-0. 190.
  5. Book: E.J. Rapson. Catalogue of the Coins of the Andhra Dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka Dynasty and the "Bodhi" Dynasty. December 1989. Asian Educational Services. 978-81-206-0522-0. 138.