Patika Kusulaka
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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 (Konow 1929: 23-29), dated between 90 and 6 BCE. In the scroll Patika is said to be the son of the Satrap of Chuksa, Liaka Kusuluka, satrap of Chuksa.
Zeionises
(Jihonika) may have succeeded Patika around 20–40 CE.
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....
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.
Mathura lion capital
The Mathura lion capital is an Indo-Scythian sandstone capital from Mathura in Central India, dated to the 1st century CE.The capital is covered with Prakrit inscriptions in the kharoshthi script of northwestern India...
. He is also mentioned in the Taxila copper plate
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. In the scroll Patika is said to be the son of the Satrap of Chuksa, Liaka Kusuluka, satrap of Chuksa.
Zeionises
Zeionises
Zeionises was an Indo-Scythian satrap of the area of southern Chach for king Azes II.He then became king, and ruled in parts of the Indian subcontinent around 10 BCE – 10 CE, but apparently lost his territory to the invasion of the Indo-Parthians....
(Jihonika) may have succeeded Patika around 20–40 CE.