Kingdom of Kuninda | |||||||
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Before 2nd century BCE–3rd century | |||||||
Silver coin of the Kuninda kingdom, c. 1st century BCE. These coins followed the Indo-Greek module.[1]
Obv: Deer standing right, crowned by two cobras, attended by Lakshmi holding a lotus flower. Legend in Prakrit (Brahmi script, from left to right): Rajnah Kunindasya Amoghabhutisya maharajasya ("Great King Amoghabhuti, of the Kunindas"). Rev: Stupa surmounted by the Buddhist symbol triratna, and surrounded by a swastika, a "Y" symbol, and a tree in railing. Legend in Kharoshti script, from right to left: Rana Kunidasa Amoghabhutisa Maharajasa, ("Great King Amoghabhuti, of the Kunindas"). | |||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||
History | |||||||
• Established | Before 2nd century BCE | ||||||
• Disestablished | 3rd century | ||||||
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Today part of | India Nepal |
The kingdom of Kuninda (or Kulinda in ancient literature) was an ancient central Himalayan kingdom documented from around the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, located in the southern areas of modern Himachal Pradesh and far western areas of Uttarakhand in northern India and Doti Gadwall in Nepal.