Bhumaka
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Bhumaka was a Western Kshatrapa ruler of the early 2nd century CE.
He was the father of the great ruler Nahapana
, according to one of the latter's coins. He was preceded by Abhiraka (Aubhirakes), of whom a few coins are known.
His coins bear Buddhist symbols, such as the eight-spoked wheel (dharmachakra), or the lion seate on a capital, a representation of a pilar of Ashoka
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He was the father of the great ruler Nahapana
Nahapana
Nahapana was an important ruler of the Western Kshatrapas, descendant of the Indo-Scythians, in northwestern India. According to one of his coins, he was the son of Bhumaka.-History:...
, according to one of the latter's coins. He was preceded by Abhiraka (Aubhirakes), of whom a few coins are known.
His coins bear Buddhist symbols, such as the eight-spoked wheel (dharmachakra), or the lion seate on a capital, a representation of a pilar of Ashoka
Ashoka
Ashok Maurya or Ashoka , popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was an Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from ca. 269 BC to 232 BC. One of India's greatest emperors, Ashoka reigned over most of present-day India after a number of military conquests...
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