| Rudrasena I | |
| Western Satrap king | |
| Reign: | 200–222 CE |
| Predecessor: | Jivadaman, Satyadaman |
| Successor: | Prthivisena, Samghadaman |
| Father: | Rudrasimha I |
Rudrasena I was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India. During his reign, the Saka ksatrapas remained strong after a period of instability during the reign of Rudrasimha I.[1]
He is mainly known from his coins. Several have a date in Brahmi numerals on the reverse (such as 142 Saka Era = 220 CE). The reverse shows a three-arched hill or Chaitya, with a river, a crescent moon and the sun, within a legend in Brahmi "Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasihaputrasa Rajno Mahaksatrapasa Rudrasenasa", "The great satrap Rudrasena, son of the great satrap Rudrasiha".
Rudrasena succeeded his cousin Jivadaman, who had no sons, as a ruler of the Western Satraps.[2]
His sister Prabhudama was perhaps married to a ruler of Vaishali.[1] After his death, the Malavas under their king Soma re-asserted their independence from the Saka satraps.[1]