Abdagases I

Abdagases I
Silver coin of Gondophares, minted in Gandhara. The front shows a king on horseback, raising his right hand, whilst the reverse shows Zeus raising his hand and holding a scepter.
Indo-Parthian king
Reignc. 46 – c. 60
PredecessorGondophares
SuccessorOrthagnes or Pacores
Died60
HouseHouse of Suren
ReligionMithraism (?)[a]

Abdagases I (Greek: Ἀβδαγάσης, epigraphically ΑΒΔΑΓΑΣΟΥ; Kharosthi: 𐨀𐨬𐨡𐨒𐨮 A-va-da-ga-ṣa, Avadagaṣa[1][2]) was an Indo-Parthian king, who ruled Gandhara and possibly over most of the Indus region from c. 46 to 60 AD. He was a nephew and successor of Gondophares, who had laid foundations for the Indo-Parthian kingdom after revolting against his Arsacid overlords in c. 19 AD.[3] Abdagases was succeeded by Orthaghnes or Pacores.[1]

  1. ^ a b Brunner 1982, p. 172.
  2. ^ Gardner, Percy, The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum, p. 107-108
  3. ^ Gazerani 2015, pp. 24–25.