Zeionises
Obv: King on horseback holding whip, with bow behind. Corrupted Greek legend MANNOLOU UIOU SATRAPY ZEIONISOU "Satrap Zeionises, son of Manigula". Buddhist Triratna symbol.
Rev: King on the left, receiving a crown from a city goddess holding a cornucopia. Kharoshthi legend MANIGULASA CHATRAPASA PUTRASA CHATRAPASA JIHUNIASA "Satrap Zeionises, son of Satrap Manigul". South Chach mint.
Zeionises (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] Script error: No such module "Lang". Script error: No such module "lang"., Script error: No such module "lang".;[2]) was an Indo-Scythian satrap.
Name
Zeionises's name appears 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] and on a silver vase from Taxila in the Kharosthi form Script error: No such module "lang". (Script error: No such module "Lang".),[2] which are derived from Saka name Script error: No such module "Lang"., meaning "benefactor"[3]
Reign
Zeionises was a satrap of the area of southern Chach for King Azes II.
He then became king, and ruled in parts of the Indian subcontinent around 10 BCE – 10 CE, but apparently lost his territory to the invasion of the Indo-Parthians.
His coins bear the Buddhist Triratna symbol on the obverse, and adopt representations of Greek divinities such as the city goddess Tyche.
A silver jug found at Taxila indicates that Zeionises was the "satrap of Chuksa, son of Manigula, brother of the great king", but who this king was remains uncertain.[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gardner, Percy (1886). The Coins of the Greek and Scythic Kings of Bactria and India in the British Museum. London: Gilbert & Rivington Ltd. pp. 110-111. ISBN 978-0-900-83452-3.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Konow, Sten (1929). Kharoshṭhī Inscriptions: with the Exception of Those of Aśoka. Kolkata: Government of India Central Publication Branch. p. 82, PLATE XVI.
- ^ 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. 410. ISBN 978-8-120-81408-0.
Sources
- "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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