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The Andhau Inscription of Rudrasimha
This epigraph throws some light on the genealogy of the Western Kshatrapa dynasty and the royal titles used by them Titles of Rajā, Swāmi and Mahākshatrapa have been used both for Rudradāmā and Rudrasınha, while for Jayadāmā only Rajā and Kshatrapa titles are used. Swami is omitted here. Jupā. gadh Rock-inscription of Rudradāmā, Gunda inscription of Rudrasimha, Junāgadh inscription of Jayadāmā's grandson? and Gadha inscription of Rudrasena mention Jayadāmā as 1751 959 Faf. Therefore, the epigraph under discussion once again confums the belief that Jayadāmā died during his kshatrap-ship without becoming Mahakshatrapa in the lifetime of his father Chāştan
So far we have known only two inscriptions of Rudrasimha I (1) Gundā inscription and (2) Mevāsā inscription." Now we have two more inscrsptions of this king one is from Vāndha1% and another from Andhau which is uoder review here. So far Rudrasimha is concerned, this epigraph throws no more light excepting offeriog us the year 114 which date we have already known from his coins. Rudradāmā, the son of Jayadāmā and the father of Rudrasimha, has been also mentioned as Mahakshatrapa here. The first two letters. Fer of the first line of this record suggest that some words before them might have been engraved on the broken part of the stone which might have mentioned the name of Chăştan, the father of Jayadāmā.
As mentioned earlier, from Āndhau we have had four other inscriptions of the same rulers, namely Chāstan and Rudradāmā, dated Saka Era 52 (i.e. 130 A.D.). Recently, we came across another inscription of the time of Chăştan dated Saka Era 11 (1 e 89 AD) 18 The inscription under discussion is dated 114 of the Saka Era (1.è. 192 A D.). It seems significant from this therefore, that Andhau might have had enjoyed a good political status during Kshatrapa period for more than a century (i.e. from Saka Era 11 to 114=4 D. 89 to 192). Not only this but we may also infer here from these records findspot that Āndhau might have been a district headquarter
| SR No. | 520753 |
| Book Title | Sambodhi 1974 Vol 03 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dalsukh Malvania, H C Bhayani |
| Publisher | L D Indology Ahmedabad |
| Publication Year | 1974 |
| Total Pages | 397 |
| Language | English, Sanskrit, Prakrit, Gujarati |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sambodhi, & India |
| File Size | 11 MB |