Javukha

Javukha
Ruler of the Alchon Huns
Silver coin of Javukha, copying a Gupta horse type coinage. Obverse: King on horse with sun symbol, Brahmi legend around shahi javu-kha , Alchon tamgha to the left.[1][2] The reverse normally shows a fire altar, without attendants, a Sasanian coinage symbolism. 5th century CE.
Javukha is located in South Asia
Javukha
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Approximate location of Javukha's territory
Reign5th century CE
Alchon Huns
(400–670 CE)
c. 400–440 (Anonymous kings)
c. 430–490 Khingila
c. 490 Javukha
c. 461–493Mehama
c. 490 Lakhana Udayaditya
Aduman
c. 490–515Toramana
c.515–540Mihirakula
c.530–570Toramana II
Kashmir descendants:
6-7th c. Pravarasena
6-7th c. Megavahana
6-7th c.Tujina
6-7th c.Toramana of Kashmir

Javukha (Brahmi: Ja-vu-kha, Bactrian: Zabocho, or Zabokho)[3] was the third known king of the Alchon Huns, in the 5th century CE.[3] He is described as such in the Talagan copper scroll inscription, where he is also said to be Maharaja ("Great King"), and the "son of Sadavikha".[1] In the scroll he also appears to be rather contemporary with Toramana.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Rezakhani, Khodadad (2017). ReOrienting the Sasanians: East Iran in Late Antiquity. Edinburgh University Press. p. 111. ISBN 9781474400305.
  2. ^ "Then we find coins inscribed Shahi Javukha or Shahi Javuvla. The attribution of these coins to Toramana is doubtful. His coins are only in silver and copper: no gold coins of his time have so far been found." in Litvinskii, Boris Anatolevich; Zhang, Guanda; Samghabadi, R. Shabani (1996). The Crossroads of Civilizations: A.D. 250 to 750. Unesco. p. 175. ISBN 9789231032110.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference KR118 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).