Rudrasena I (Saka king)

For the Vakataka king, see Rudrasena I (Vakataka king).
Rudrasena I
Western Satrap king
Rudrasena I, Saka year 136 (214 CE).[1]
Reign200–222 CE
PredecessorJivadaman, Satyadaman
SuccessorPrthivisena, Samghadaman
FatherRudrasimha I
Gadha (Jasdan) inscription of Rudrasena, Saka Year 127 (204-205 CE).

Rudrasena I (r. 200–222) was a Saka ruler of the Western Satrap dynasty in the area of Malwa in ancient India. During his reign, the Saka ksatrapas remained strong after a period of instability during the reign of Rudrasimha I.[2]

  1. ^ Rapson, E. J. (Edward James) (1908). Catalogue of the coins of the Andhra dynasty, the Western Ksatrapas, the Traikutaka dynasty, and the "Bodhi" dynasty. London : Printed by order of the Trustees. pp. 96–105.
  2. ^ Ashvini Agrawal (1989). Rise and Fall of the Imperial Guptas (Hardcover). Motilal Banarsidass. p. 58. ISBN 9788120805927.