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If the Sakas mentioned in the Allahabad pillar inscription of Samudragupta be identified with the Western Kşatrapas, the Ksatrapas of Western India were subjugated by Samudragupta, who had subdued almost all kings of India. Could Rudradeva, mentioned among the subdued kings of Āryāvarta, be SvāmiRudrasena III of this dynasty ?-(Fleet, CII, III 6 ff.).
S. 298—Silver coins were struck by Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Rudrasena III.(Rapson, op. cit., 184).
Ś. 300-Silver coins were struck by Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Rudrasena III.( Ibid., 185).
S. 301-Silver coins were struck by Svāmi-Rudrasena III as Mahākṣatrapa. -(G. V. Acharya, op. cit. 96).
$. 304- Silver coins were struck by king Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Simhasena, sister's son ( stasriya ) of king Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Rudrasena III. The legend is: (a) 151 HB14777 van a 15: #514719 144 auf an, or (b) HERTS 497 varft a rateta 751 12974 Fan farmaa - Rapson, op cit., 189 f.).
$. 30(6)-The date on a coin struck by Svāmi-Simhasena is possibly, ś. 306.-(Rapson, ibid., 189 n. 2).
Between $. 304 or 30(6) and 310 or 31(x)--Silver coins were struck by king Mahāksatrapa Svāmi-Rudrasena IV, son of king Mahāşatrapa SvāmiSimhasena: The legend on the coins is राज्ञो महाक्षत्रपस स्वामी सिंहसेनपुत्रस राजो महाक्षत्रपस taraft (Ibid., 191).
Only a single coin of this king is known and the date cannot be read on this specimen. The reign of this king is, therefore, to be included in the earlier part of the period limited by the region of Svāmi-Siảhasena and Svāmi-Rudrasimha III.-( Ibid., cxlix ).
S. 310---Rudrasimha III, Western Ksatrapa, son of Satyasimha : Satyasimha is known only from his son's coins; his date cannot, therefore, be fixed. As the Western Kșatrapas were conquered by Candragupta Vikramāditya about Gupta Sam. 90 = A.D. 409, Rudrasimha may have been the last of the dynasty.
Ś. Varșa 31 - ) Kārtika Św. 5-A memorial monolith was raised in honour of Abhira Vasuráka of Harihavaka gotra. The date has referred to the reign of Rājan Mahäkşatrapa, whose name is untraced. The record makes a reference to Castana and Bhartļdāman, but the expression for their relationship is not read satisfactorily.-( WMR, 1923-24, 12).
Between $. 304 or 30(6) and 310 or 31(x)-Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Satyasimha is at present known only from the coins of his son, Svāmi-Rudrasimha III. His relation with his predecessors is unknown. He may perhaps have been a brother of Mahākṣatrapa Svāmi-Simhasena. The reign of this king, is, therefore,
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