Gadana Explained

Gondophares III Gudana (Kharosthi: , ^{[1] [2]}), or Gadana, also called Orthagnes (Ancient Greek: ΟΡΘΑΓΝΗϹ Orthagnēs^[1]), was an Indo-Parthian king.^[3] He may have ruled circa 20–30 CE (25-55 CE according to Mitchiner).^[3] He was one of the successors of Gondophares, together with Abdagases, Sases, Gondophares II, Sarpedones, and Pacores.^[4] He may have ruled from Arachosia to Eastern Punjab.^[4]

Notes

1. Gardner, Percy, The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 109
2. [Alexander Cunningham|Cunningham, Alexander]
3. Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage - Michael Mitchiner - 1976, Volumes 7 à 9 - Pages 670, 717 and 770
4. On the Cusp of an Era: Art in the Pre-Kuṣāṇa World, Doris Srinivasan, BRILL, 2007, p.255 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZuevCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA255