Hagana (Satrap) Explained

Hagana (^[1]) was an Indo-Scythian Northern Satrap (ruled in Mathura in the 1st century BCE, probably after 60 BCE).

Name

Hagana's name is attested on his coins in the Brahmi form,^[1] which is derived from the Saka name *Frakāna, meaning "leader, chief".^[2]

Reign

In central India, the Indo-Scythians are thought to have conquered the area of Mathura over Indian kings around 60 BCE, thus founding the Northern Satraps. Some of their first satraps were Hagamasha and Hagana, who were in turn followed by Rajuvula, but according to some authors, Rajuvula may have been first.^[3]

External links

• Dates of Kanishka and the Indo-Scythians

Notes and References

1. Book: Allan, John . John Allan (numismatist) . 1936 . Catalogue of the Coins of Ancient India . London . . 184 . 978-8-170-69057-3 .
2. Book: Harmatta, János . János Harmatta . Harmatta . János . János Harmatta . Puri . B. N. . Baij Nath Puri . Etemadi . G. F. . 1999 . Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms . History of civilizations of Central Asia . 2 . Delhi . . 412 . 978-8-120-81408-0.
3. Indian Numismatic Studies, K. D. BajpaiAbhinav Publications, 2004, p.103- https://books.google.com/books?id=chGrJUMarHoC&pg=PA103