Liaka Kusulaka
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Liaka Kusulaka was an Indo-Scythian satrap
of the area of Chukhsa
in the northwestern South Asia
during the 1st century BCE.
He is mentioned in the Taxila copper plate
inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of Patika Kusulaka
, and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the Western Satraps) and as kshatrapa of Chukhsa.
He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of Eucratides (King's head and Dioscuri), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ".
Interestingly, the name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first Kushan ruler Kujula Kadphises
(Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, Kozoulou Kadphizou or Κοζολα Καδαφες, Kozola Kadaphes), which may suggest some family connection.
Satrap
Satrap was the name given to the governors of the provinces of the ancient Median and Achaemenid Empires and in several of their successors, such as the Sassanid Empire and the Hellenistic empires....
of the area of Chukhsa
Chukhsa
Chukhsa was an ancient area of Pakistan, probably modern Chachh, west of the city of Taxila.The area is mentioned in various epigraphic material, such as the Taxila copper plate inscription, where it is described as a territory of the Indo-Scythian ruler Liaka Kusulaka....
in the northwestern South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
during the 1st century BCE.
Taxila copper plate
The Taxila copper-plate, also called the Moga inscription or the Patika copper-plate is a notable archaeological artifact found in the area of Taxila, Gandhara, in modern Pakistan. It is presently in the collection of the British Museum....
inscription (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE, as the father of Patika Kusulaka
Patika Kusulaka
Patika Kusulaka was an Indo-Scythian satrap in the northwestern South Asia during the 1st century BCE.He is mentioned in the Mathura lion capital. He is also mentioned in the Taxila copper plate inscription , dated between 90 and 6 BCE...
, and is characterized as a "kshaharata" (also the name of the first dynasty of the Western Satraps) and as kshatrapa of Chukhsa.
He minted coins which are direct imitations of the coins of Eucratides (King's head and Dioscuri), with his name inscribed "ΛΙΑΚΟ ΚΟΖΟΥΛΟ".
Interestingly, the name "Κοζουλο" was also used by the first Kushan ruler Kujula Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises
Kujula Kadphises, reigned was a Kushan prince who united the Yuezhi confederation during the 1st century CE, and became the first Kushan emperor...
(Greek: Κοζουλου Καδφιζου, Kozoulou Kadphizou or Κοζολα Καδαφες, Kozola Kadaphes), which may suggest some family connection.