Peroz (Kidarite)

Peroz
The name "Peroz" (Pi-ro-ysa) appears on the coins of "Gadahara" (for the region of Gandhara), thought to belong to the Kidarite Huns. On the obverse, vertically:
Right field: The name Ga-da-ha-ra appears in the right field.
Middle field: This issue has the name Piroysa ( Pi-ro-ysa), thought to be Peroz, under the arm of the standing ruler.[1]
Left field: appears in the left field, meaning unknown, although this is also often read Ku-shā-ṇa for Kushan.[2] Circa 350-375 CE
Kidarites
Reigncirca 350-360 CE
PredecessorKirada
SuccessorKidara
For the Sasanian Emperor, see Peroz III.

Peroz (Middle Persian: 𐭯𐭩𐭫𐭥𐭰, Gupta script: Pi-ro-ysa "The victorious",[3] ruled circa 350-360 CE), was according to modern scholarship an early Kidarite ruler in Gandhara, right after the end of Kushano-Sasanians.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Tandon, Pankaj (2009). "The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda". The Numismatic Chronicle. 169: 177. JSTOR 42678610.
  2. ^ A Comprehensive History of India. Orient Longmans. 1957. p. 253.
  3. ^ Tandon, Pankaj (2009). "The Western Kshatrapa Dāmazāda". The Numismatic Chronicle. 169: 177. JSTOR 42678610.
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