Azilises
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| Indo-Scythian king | |
| Reign | 57 – 35 BC |
| Predecessor | Azes I |
| Successor | Azes II |
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Azilises (Greek: Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang". (epigraphic); Kharosthi: Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang".[1]) was an Indo-Scythian king who ruled in the area of Gandhara circa 57-35 BCE.
Name
Azes's name is attested on his coins in the Greek form Script error: No such module "lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".) and the Kharosthi form Script error: No such module "lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".),[1] which are both derived from the Saka name Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "commander-in-chief".[2]
Coinage
Azilises issued some joint coins with Azes, where Azes is presented as king on the obverse (ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΑΖΙΛΙΣΟΥ), and Azilises is introduced as king on the obverse in kharoshthi ("Maharajasa rajarajasa mahatasa Ayilisasa", "The great king, the king of kings, the great Azilises").[3]
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gardner, Percy (1929). The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum. London: Gilbert & Rivington Ltd. pp. 92-97. ISBN 978-0-900-83452-3.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Harmatta, János (1999). "Languages and scripts in Graeco-Bactria and the Saka Kingdoms". In Harmatta, János; Puri, B. N.; Etemadi, G. F. (eds.). History of civilizations of Central Asia. Vol. 2. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. p. 409. ISBN 978-8-120-81408-0.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mitchiner, Michael (1975). Indo-Greek and Indo-Scythian Coinage. Vol. 2. Sanderstead: Hawkins Publications. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-904-17309-3.
Sources
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olbrycht, Marek Jan (2016). "The Sacral Kingship of the early Arsacids. I. Fire Cult and Kingly Glory". Anabasis. Studia Classica et Orientalia: 91–106.
- The Shape of Ancient Thought. Comparative studies in Greek and Indian Philosophies by Thomas McEvilley (Allworth Press and the School of Visual Arts, 2002) Template:ISBN
- The Greeks in Bactria and India, W.W. Tarn, Cambridge University Press.
External links
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